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Wildly popular Savannah Bananas baseball team is coming to Des Moines. Here's what to expect.

Wildly popular Savannah Bananas baseball team is coming to Des Moines. Here's what to expect.
AT 2:37 A.M.. PEOPLE ARE GOING BANANAS OVER THIS NEXT STORY. YEAH, I LOOKED THESE GUYS UP AND THEY ARE A VERY FUNNY AND ENTERTAINING TRAVELING BASEBALL TEAM. THEY’RE KNOWN AS THE SAVANNAH BANANAS FROM SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, AND THEY WILL BE MAKING A STOP AT PRINCIPAL PARK. THINK OF THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS ON A BASEBALL FIELD FOR 2 HOURS. THEY PROMISE THAT THERE WILL BE NO BUNTING WALKS OR SPRINTS AND BATTERS CAN ACTUALLY STEAL FIRST BASE. AND IF A FAN CATCHES A FOUL BALL, IT’S AN OUT. THE BANANAS ARE COMING TO THE POINT NEXT YEAR, ON AUGUST 25TH, THE OWNER AND FOUNDER JESSE COLE SAYS THE BANANAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A BIG WELCOME. IT’S JUST WILD. YOU KNOW, I PINCH MYSELF FROM WHERE WE CAME. SO AND THE RECEPTION SPECIFICALLY IN DES MOINES, I MEAN, WE HAD THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE REACH OUT ABOUT TICKETS AND TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW TO HOW TO BE A PART OF IT. SO PRETTY SPECIAL. SOUNDS LIKE IT. WE DON’T KNOW YET WHEN THOSE TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE, BUT YOU BETTER HURRY WHEN DO BECAUSE COLE SAY
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Wildly popular Savannah Bananas baseball team is coming to Des Moines. Here's what to expect.
The Savannah Bananas are bringing their show to Des Moines.The traveling baseball club with a penchant for viral highlights will make a stop in Des Moines toward the end of August. Here's what to know.Above video: Savannah Bananas announce games in Des MoinesSavannah Bananas in Des Moines: Time, date, how to get tickets The Bananas are making a stop in Des Moines for a weekend later this month. Two games are on the schedule.Friday, Aug. 25: 7 p.m. at Principal ParkSaturday, Aug. 26: 7 p.m. at Principal ParkIf you're looking for tickets, you might be out of luck. Tickets for the two games are sold out.Some tickets may be available on secondary markets such as StubHub or SeatGeek. As of Aug. 9, tickets on StubHub ranged from $180 to $347 apiece for Friday's game. Saturday's game has tickets ranging from $228 to $455.Who are the Savannah Bananas?The Bananas are an exhibition baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia, but are currently on a "world tour" with a vibe similar to the Harlem Globetrotters. The Bananas are known for their own brand of baseball called "Banana Ball," which features a number of significant rule changes.What is Banana Ball?The 10 rules of Banana Ball, according to the Bananas website:Games are won by points, not runs: the team that scores the most runs in an inning gets one point, except in the 9th inning when every run counts as one point.There is a two-hour time limit. No new inning can be started after 1 hour and 50 minutes.Batters cannot step out of the batter's box. If a batter steps out, it's a strike.Batters cannot bunt. If a hitter bunts, they are ejected from the game. Batters can steal first. This can happen on any passed ball, wild pitch or any other time the batter chooses.Walks are now called sprints. After the fourth ball, the batter is allowed to advance as far around the bases as he can, and cannot be tagged out until every fielder touches the ball.No mound visits are allowed. The Bananas recommend teams "hype your pitcher up from afar if needed."If a fan catches a foul ball, it's an out.Ties are broken by a "showdown tiebreaker." Each team selects a pitcher and hitter to face off, with the pitching team having only the pitcher, catcher, and one fielder during the first round of the showdown. In the second round, the fielder is eliminated. If a third round is needed, the fielder is back, but the bases are loaded. In any showdown inning, the hitter has to score a run in order to earn a point for the tiebreaker.Each team is allowed to challenge one play per game. They can challenge a foul vs. fair ball, whether a runner is tagged out at home plate or on the basepath or if a catch was made. If a team wins the challenge, they retain their right to challenge the rest of the game. If the call stands after review, the team loses its challenge for the rest of the game. Who do the Savannah Bananas play against?While the Bananas will occasionally play other teams, the primary opponent is the Party Animals, a team that travels with the Bananas for all of their world tour games.

The Savannah Bananas are bringing their show to Des Moines.

The traveling baseball club with a penchant for viral highlights will make a stop in Des Moines toward the end of August. Here's what to know.

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Above video: Savannah Bananas announce games in Des Moines

Savannah Bananas in Des Moines: Time, date, how to get tickets

The Bananas are making a stop in Des Moines for a weekend later this month. Two games are on the schedule.

  • Friday, Aug. 25: 7 p.m. at Principal Park
  • Saturday, Aug. 26: 7 p.m. at Principal Park

If you're looking for tickets, you might be out of luck. Tickets for the two games are sold out.

Some tickets may be available on secondary markets such as StubHub or SeatGeek. As of Aug. 9, tickets on StubHub ranged from $180 to $347 apiece for Friday's game. Saturday's game has tickets ranging from $228 to $455.

Who are the Savannah Bananas?

The Bananas are an exhibition baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia, but are currently on a "world tour" with a vibe similar to the Harlem Globetrotters. The Bananas are known for their own brand of baseball called "Banana Ball," which features a number of significant rule changes.

What is Banana Ball?

The 10 rules of Banana Ball, according to the Bananas website:

  1. Games are won by points, not runs: the team that scores the most runs in an inning gets one point, except in the 9th inning when every run counts as one point.
  2. There is a two-hour time limit. No new inning can be started after 1 hour and 50 minutes.
  3. Batters cannot step out of the batter's box. If a batter steps out, it's a strike.
  4. Batters cannot bunt. If a hitter bunts, they are ejected from the game.
  5. Batters can steal first. This can happen on any passed ball, wild pitch or any other time the batter chooses.
  6. Walks are now called sprints. After the fourth ball, the batter is allowed to advance as far around the bases as he can, and cannot be tagged out until every fielder touches the ball.
  7. No mound visits are allowed. The Bananas recommend teams "hype your pitcher up from afar if needed."
  8. If a fan catches a foul ball, it's an out.
  9. Ties are broken by a "showdown tiebreaker." Each team selects a pitcher and hitter to face off, with the pitching team having only the pitcher, catcher, and one fielder during the first round of the showdown. In the second round, the fielder is eliminated. If a third round is needed, the fielder is back, but the bases are loaded. In any showdown inning, the hitter has to score a run in order to earn a point for the tiebreaker.
  10. Each team is allowed to challenge one play per game. They can challenge a foul vs. fair ball, whether a runner is tagged out at home plate or on the basepath or if a catch was made. If a team wins the challenge, they retain their right to challenge the rest of the game. If the call stands after review, the team loses its challenge for the rest of the game.

Who do the Savannah Bananas play against?

While the Bananas will occasionally play other teams, the primary opponent is the Party Animals, a team that travels with the Bananas for all of their world tour games.