KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Savannah Bananas, the wildly popular exhibition baseball team that has sold out stadiums around the country and attracted millions of social media followers, is coming to Knoxville next year.

The Bananas will bring their unique brand of baseball to Neyland Stadium, the sixth-largest college football venue in the nation, on May 23. Knoxville was among the dozens of cities announced for the 2026 Banana Ball tour during a live selection show on ESPN2 on Thursday.

Since their founding in 2016 as a member of the Coastal Plains League, a summer circuit for college players, the Bananas have become a traveling sensation with over six million followers on TikTok. They've drawn sellout crowds at massive venues including Clemson University's Memorial Stadium, Bank of A

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