DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) – The Bananas are again! The touring, exhibition baseball staff hosted a free meet-and-greet expertise for followers at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Dedham Thursday ahead of their debut video games at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro this weekend.
Fans got the chance to fulfill members of the Savannah Bananas and their opposing staff for the weekend, the Loco Beach Coconuts. The expertise additionally allowed followers to obtain autographs from gamers, take images, and buy Banana Ball merchandise.
“It’s crazy I get to meet professional baseball players,” mentioned Diego Chevere, a younger Savannah Bananas fan.
On Friday and Saturday nights, the Bananas and the Coconuts will go head-to-head in excessive-vitality Banana Ball video games full with choregraphed dances, distinctive uniforms, scoring celebrations, stroll-up track performances, breakdancing coaches, and extra.
This just isn’t the Bananas’ first time taking part in on an NFL discipline, however some gamers mentioned there shall be some changes at Gillette Stadium.
“It’s a thicker turf than what we are normally used to playing on. I guess that’s that football turf,” mentioned Bryce Grizzaffi, catcher for the Savannah Bananas. “We heard right field is usually shorter, so you’ll probably see some guys try to go the opposite way, some righties. But I think for the most part for guys, it’s the same game.”
As half of their Banana Ball World Tour, the Bananas will tackle the model-new Loco Beach Coconuts Friday and Saturday.
“Our head coach is Shane Victorino, who played for the Boston Red Sox, won a world championship here, and he’s a Hawaii native so he kind of designed the team around that,” mentioned JD Urso, a member of the Loco Beach Coconuts.
Fans mentioned they will’t wait to get a style of Banana Ball, which has exploded in recognition in latest years.
“I am really excited. Gillette is a special space. Anybody in the area knows that anything you can go to at Gillette is a great experience,” mentioned Harry Barnette, a Banana Ball fan.
The gamers mentioned they’re equally excited to take to the diamond.
“Every show is a new show, so there’s going to be something different every Banana Ball game,” Grizzaffi mentioned.
Gillette Stadium mentioned parking heaps for each video games will open at 1 p.m., and gates will open at 4 p.m with the video games scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m.
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