Some 30,000 people are expected to pack the bleachers beginning Thursday for three fun-packed days with the Savannah Bananas’ Party Animals at LMCU Ballpark, home of the West Michigan Whitecaps.

LOS ANGELES — Baseball isn’t boring and the CW isn’t stupid, at least when it comes to the Savannah Bananas, the Georgia-based team that has rewritten the rules around the classic American pastime. The network has picked up rights to broadcast the July 27 Bananas game at Citizen’s Bank Park in Philadelphia.

"The Sandlot" star Patrick Renna reflected on what the movie meant to him and fans after he got to play with the Savannah Bananas.

Most people’s experience with Banana Ball is limited to viral social media clips, but 10,000 fans in West Michigan got an up-close and personal experience with the sports sensation Thursday.

The popular Savannah Bananas exhibition baseball team just spent a day at Disneyland ahead of their road games vs.