The viral baseball sensation, the Savannah Bananas, is expanding by two teams and is bringing its antics to more cities.

Update: The Banana Ball Championship League is adding the Loco Beach Coconuts, which will be playing “home” games at Charleston, Orlando, Jacksonville and Foxborough, among other areas, that Sports Illustrated noted were in coastal areas.

The other team announced was the Indianapolis Clowns, resurrecting a name of a barnstorming league that played across the country for decades, Sports Illustrated reported. BBCL is partnering with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to preserve the original team’s history.

“The Clowns had some of the greatest showmen and showwomen to ever play the game. From Hank Aaron, Satchel Paige, and Goose Tatum to Toni Stone, Mamie Peanut Johnson, and Connie Morgan, we plan to honor and celebrate these legends every night,” the new team posted to Instagram.

“The rebirth of the Indianapolis Clowns is an exciting and historically relevant tribute to the team that was at the forefront of combining baseball and entertainment,” Bob Kendrick, the museum’s president, said.

The Clowns will be playing at the oldest stadium in the country, Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, SI said.

To enter the lottery for the opportunity to buy tickets for games this season, and to see the full schedule, click here.

Original report: The team that bills itself “The Greatest Show In Sports” grew from a struggling team to a worldwide sensation.

The Savannah Bananas puts its own spin on America’s Pastime. The team has dancing players, coaches and umpires, a pitcher on stilts, no bunts (automatic game ejection) and no walks (it’s a sprint instead), all in a two-hour time limit. Ties end in Showdowns and there are no visits to the mound, ESPN reported.

Fans get into the game not only between and mid-inning antics, but also if a fan catches a foul cleanly, the batter is out.

There are 11 rules that govern the league. Click here to see how a game is scored and the other regulations that keep the game moving.

There are also cheerleaders, but not the scantly-clad women. Instead, it’s the Man-Nana’s or the Dad Bod Cheerleading Squad, the Banana Nanas senior citizen dance team and the Banana Splitz youth dance team who add to the entertainment.

The team’s home field is Savannah’s Grayson Stadium, also called Bananaland, but they travel A LOT. This year, they hit MLB and NFL stadiums across the country from historic Fenway Park in Boston to PNC Park in Pittsburgh to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.

There are currently four teams: the Bananas, the Party Animals, the Firefighters and the Texas Tailgaters, but they’re expanding. Two new teams will be announced on Thursday night during the “Banana Ball City Selection Show.”

The show, which will air on ESPN2 and will be streamed on ESPN+, Disney+ and the team’s YouTube channel will also unveil the 2026 World Tour stops.

Once the schedule is released, the waiting game begins. The tickets are sold by lottery, which will open after the teams are announced and will remain open until Oct. 31. Ticket selection is random, USA Today reported.

Fans will sign up for the opportunity to buy tickets, and the games typically sell out.

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