SEATTLE — When the Savannah Bananas made their Seattle debut this weekend, one of their players was already familiar with the city and the ballpark.

Eric Jones, a former Mariners bullpen catcher during the 2022 season and signed by the organization's farm system in 2021, returned to T-Mobile Park on Sept. 19-20 with the Bananas for their world tour. This time, instead of working behind the scenes, he was part of the on-field show.

“It is amazing to be back here in Seattle,” Jones said. “I got to experience this city firsthand, see how beautiful it is, see how passionate the fans are about baseball here. To bring Banana Ball here to Seattle, it’s extremely special. The game last night was raucous. The crowd was crazy.”

Banana Ball is the Bananas’ own fast-paced version of baseball, with

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