CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - For one member of the Savannah Bananas, this weekend’s stop in Charlotte will be a homecoming.

First baseman and catcher Eric Jones grew up in the Queen City and went to South Meck High School and Davidson College prior to his professional baseball career.

Jones was at the Bananas’ media day on Thursday, donning a Luke Kuechly jersey as he stood on the Panthers’ field and snapped some pictures on his phone.

“To hear that we’re going to be here at Bank of America [Stadium] ... it was truly unbelievable,” Jones said. “It’s going to be so many people that I know and so many people are going to see Banana Ball for the first time.”

Now in his fourth season with the famed Bananas, Jones said he expects to see “hundreds” of people he knows during the Friday and Saturd

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