{"id":149388,"date":"2025-08-16T02:30:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T02:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/149388\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T02:30:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T02:30:41","slug":"savannah-bananas-make-chicago-debut-at-rate-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/149388\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Bananas make Chicago debut at Rate Field"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photos from the Savannah Bananas\u2019 first appearance in Chicago<\/a> on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field.<\/p>\n

\"SavannahSavannah Bananas player DR Meadows flips while catching a fly ball in the second inning against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"SavannahSavannah Bananas player Dakota Albritton (14) high-fives team mascot Split before a game against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"AA “banana baby” is introduced as Savannah Bananas players surround her during a ceremony before a game against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"AA “banana baby” is introduced as Savannah Bananas players surround her during a ceremony before a game against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"SavannahSavannah Bananas player Reese Alexiades swings away in the first inning against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"KidsKids dressed in bear outfits run a race above Savannah Bananas players in the first inning against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"FansFans watch a home run ball hit by Firefighters player Zachary Bridges against the Savannah Bananas in the third inning on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"SavannahSavannah Bananas player Eric Jones taps his glove on Reese Alexiades’s head after catching a popup in the third inning against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"ParentsParents cheer for their children to cross the finish line during a baby race in third inning of a game between the Savannah Bananas and Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"FansFans rise during a pregame activity for a game between the Savannah Bananas and Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"SavannahSavannah Bananas player Jared Donalson performs a handstand next to a young fan before a game against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"AA Savannah Bananas cast member dressed as Mr. T takes pictures with players before a game against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"SavannahSavannah Bananas player Alex Ziegler balances a bat on his nose before a game against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"AA fan wears a White Sox cap to a game between the Savannah Bananas and Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"SavannahSavannah Bananas player Dalton Mauldin signs autographs before a game against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"AA young fan holds a Savannah Bananas mascot stuffed toy as she leans in on the security netting before a game between the Savannah Bananas and Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"FansFans wait for player autographs before a game between the Savannah Bananas and Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"SavannahSavannah Bananas player Gae Voorhees signs autographs before a game against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"AA Savannah Bananas cast member stage-named Princess Potassia points out details to young fans in the dugout before a game against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"SavannahSavannah Bananas player helmets and a cape are stored in the dugout shelf before a game against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"FansFans in the bleachers take their seats for a game between the Savannah Bananas and Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"FansFans wait for autographs before a game between the Savannah Bananas and Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"FansFans watch pregame activities before a game between the Savannah Bananas and Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"SavannahSavannah Bananas player Bill Leroy catches a banana thrown for a ceremonial first pitch before a game against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"SavannahSavannah Bananas players stand for the national anthem before a game against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"SavannahSavannah Bananas players perform a ceremony before a game against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"MembersMembers of the Dad Bod Cheer Squad perform before a game between the Savannah Bananas and Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"MembersMembers of the Dad Bod Cheer Squad rest after performing before a game between the Savannah Bananas and Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"SavannahSavannah Bananas player Reese Alexiades signs autographs before a game against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"YoungYoung fans wait for player autographs before a game between the Savannah Bananas and Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"SavannahSavannah Bananas player Danny Hosley plays catch with fans before a game against the Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\"AA fan holds a Savannah Bananas baseball before a game between the Bananas and Firefighters on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. (John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\n

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Originally Published: August 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM CDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photos from the Savannah Bananas\u2019 first appearance in Chicago on Aug. 15, 2025, at Rate Field. Savannah Bananas…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":149389,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[960,5386,1818,5391,27256],"class_list":{"0":"post-149388","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-chicago","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-illinois","11":"tag-rate-field","12":"tag-savannah-bananas"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115036096933233215","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}