It’s baseball, sort of. Banana Ball takes Memphis by storm.

By , Daily Memphian Updated: March 08, 2026 5:15 PM CT | Published: March 07, 2026 10:46 PM CT

Baseball purists may sniff at Banana Ball, but as a packed AutoZone Park showed Saturday night, the wacky version of the national pastime has its devoted fans.

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Savannah Bananas AutoZone Park baseball Banana Ball

Jody Callahan

Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.


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