Baseball is coming to Utah.
Not an MLB expansion team — at least, not yet — but rather the always-exciting, equally-entertaining Savannah Bananas.
As a part of their 2024 World Tour, the Bananas are bringing ‘Banana Ball’ to Salt Lake City for two nights in August. They will compete against the Party Animals at Smith’s Ballpark on Friday, Aug. 30 and Saturday, Aug. 31.
Smith’s Ballpark is the home of the Salt Lake Bees, the Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, and the Utah Utes collegiate baseball team. Its capacity is 14,511 fans.
Here is everything that you need to know in order to catch the Bananas in Salt Lake City, including ticket options for the games.
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Savannah Bananas Salt Lake City tickets 2024
The Savannah Bananas will play at Smith’s Ballpark in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, Aug. 30 and Saturday, Aug. 31. Tickets for those games are available for purchase on StubHub.
Right now, the cheapest tickets listed on StubHub are going for $ 178 on Friday and $ 166 on Saturday.
Savannah Bananas schedule 2024
Spanning February to October, the Bananas will compete in 26 different cities. Savannah’s schedule for the rest of the season, including its home games, is outlined in two separate tables below.
Away Schedule
| Date | Location | Tickets |
| May 24-26 | Huntington Park, Columbus, Ohio | Buy now |
| June 8 | Fenway Park, Boston | Buy now |
| June 13-15 | First Horizon Park, Nashville, Tenn. | Buy now |
| June 27-29 | Victory Field, Indianapolis | Buy now |
| July 5-7 | Sahlen Field, Buffalo, N.Y. | Buy now |
| July 13 | Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. | Buy now |
| Aug. 1-3 | Louisville Slugger Field, Louisville, Ky. | Buy now |
| Aug. 10 | Progressive Field, Cleveland | Buy now |
| Aug. 16-18 | Harbor Park Stadium, Norfolk, Va. | Buy now |
| Aug. 30-31 | Smith’s Ballpark, Salt Lake City | Buy now |
| Sept. 6-8 | Principal Park, Des Moines, Iowa | Buy now |
| Sept. 21 | Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia | Buy now |
| Oct. 12 | loanDepot Park, Miami | Buy now |
| Oct. 14-18 | Bananaland at Sea | Buy now |
Home Schedule
| Date | Location |
| May 30-31 | Grayson Stadium, Savannah, Ga. |
| June 1 | Grayson Stadium, Savannah, Ga. |
| June 18-20 | Grayson Stadium, Savannah, Ga. |
| Aug. 22-24 | Grayson Stadium, Savannah, Ga. |
| Sept. 13-15 | Grayson Stadium, Savannah, Ga. |
| Sept. 26-28 | Grayson Stadium, Savannah, Ga. |
Savannah Bananas baseball rules
The entertaining and creative ‘Banana Ball’ has 11 rules, which are displayed below.
- Every inning is worth one point. The team that wins the inning gets the point for that inning. In the last inning of the game, every run counts.
- A new inning cannot be started after two hours of game time.
- A hitter cannot step out of the box. If a hitter does step out, a strike will be added to the count.
- A hitter is not allowed to bunt.
- A hitter is allowed to attempt to steal first base on any pitch of an at-bat.
- There are no walks. If a pitcher throws four balls, every defensive player on the field must touch the ball before it becomes live. A hitter can advance to as many bases as possible.
- Catchers and coaches are not allowed to visit the mound.
- If a fan catches a foul ball, the catch results in an out.
- If the game is tied at the end of the time limit, the Showdown Tiebreaker will decide which team wins the game.
- Each team is allowed to challenge one ruling on the field (fair/foul ball calls, force/tag play calls and catch play calls). Fans will also have the ability to challenge one ruling during the game.
- The Golden Batter Rule allows a team to send any hitter to bat in any spot in the lineup. It can only be used once per game.
Savannah Bananas roster 2024
| Number | Name | Position |
| 1 | Bill LeRoy | C |
| 2 | Reese Alexiades | OF |
| 3 | Eric Jones Jr. | C/INF |
| 4 | Mat Wolf | P/INF |
| 5 | DR Meadows | OF |
| 6 | Ryan Cox | INF |
| 7 | Michael Deeb | UTIL |
| 8 | Jackson Olson | INF |
| 9 | Noah Bridges | OF |
| 10 | Alex Ziegler | EH |
| 11 | Gabe Howell | INF |
| 12 | Kyle Luigs | P |
| 13 | Dalton Mauldin | INF |
| 14 | Dakota Albritton | UTIL |
| 15 | Robert Anthony Cruz | INF |
| 17 | Brandon Crosby | UTIL |
| 18 | Danny Hosley | UTIL |
| 19 | Dan Oberst | INF |
| 21 | Jared Donalson | P |
| 22 | Austin Krzeminski | P |
| 24 | Andy Archer | P |
| 25 | Christian Dearman | P |
| 29 | Zack Phillips | P |
| 37 | Ethan Skuija | P |
| 49 | Ryan Kellogg | P |
| 88 | Noah Niznik | P |
| 91 | DJ Roberts | P |
| ⚡️ | Malachi Mitchell | UTIL |
