• Savannah Banana will be broadcast on May 10 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.
• Many former Major League Baseball players, including Johnny Bench and Johnny Damon, compete in the Banana Ball game.

Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench, two-time World Series champion and two-time All-Star Johnny Damon, six-time All-Star Jonathan Papelbon, World Series champion Jonny Gomes, Cy Young champion Jake Peavy and Gold Glove champion Josh Reddick are just a few former Major League Baseball players who are a former Major League baseball player because he is a coach or player, or a player in the Saman Islands.

Banana Ball will return to Nashville on May 10, when the bananas face party animals at 7 p.m. at Nissan Stadium, home of the Tennessee Titans.

Nissan is the second of three NFL stadiums to be played this season.

Major League Baseball players involved in Savannah Banana include Johnny Bench

• Heath Bell: The first 69-round draft pick and three-time All-Stars won 11 Major League Baseball seasons in the New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Rays. In 2009, it led the National League with a score of 42.
• Johnny Bench: Hall of Fame Catcher, 14 All-Star, two MVP, two World Series champions, and 10-time Gold Gloves champion played 17 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds. Be the first base coach in the Banana game.
• Eric Byrnes: The outfielders played 11 MLB seasons in Oakland A, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Rattlers and Seattle Mariners.
• Johnny Damon: Two-time All-Star, two-time World Series champion outfielder played for 18 MLB seasons with the Kansas City Royals, Oakland A’s A’S, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians.

• Dee Strange-Gordon: The two-time All-Star infielder/outfielder won the 2015 NL batting championship, Silver Slugger Award and Gold Glove. He leads the league three times with the stolen base. Joined the Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins and Seattle Mariners for 11 Major League Baseball seasons.
• Curtis Granderson: The three-time All-Star outfielder played 16 seasons in the major leagues for the Detroit Tigers, the New York Yankees, the New York Mets, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Toronto Blue Jays, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Miami Marlins. Appears in the Banana Game as a Manager.
• Jeremy Guthrie: The pitcher participated in 13 Major League Baseball seasons with the Cleveland Indians, the Baltimore Orioles, the Colorado Rockies and the Kansas City Royals.
• Shawn Kelley: Austin Peay's products have invested 11 MLB seasons with the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals, Oakland A and Texas Rangers.
• George Cotalas: The receivers played seven Major League Baseball seasons in the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland A, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays.

Savannah Banana Pitcher Bill Lee talks about being a banana

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Bill Lee talks about how he became a Savannah Banana before a game in Nashville, Tennessee on June 3, 2023

Paul Skrbina, Nashville, Tennessee

• Bill "Astro" Lee: The former All-Star pitcher played 14 Major League Baseball seasons at the Boston Red Sox and Montreal Expo. A game he played when he was 77 last season.
• Jonathan Papelbon: Six-time All-Star Game, World Series champion relief pitchers played for 12 MLB seasons with the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals.
• Jake Peavy: Cy Young champion, three-time All-Star, two-time World Series champion pitcher won two ERA titles in his 15-year-old career with the San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants.
• Josh Redick: The outfielder who won the Golden Gloves played for 13 MLB seasons in the Boston Red Sox, Oakland A, Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros and Arizona Diamond Back games.
• Eric Sogard: The infielder played for 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), playing for Oakland A, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs.
• Barry Zito: Three-time All-Star Game, Cy Young champion, World Series champion played for 15 MLB seasons in Oakland A and the San Francisco Giants. He appeared in a banana game in Nashville in 2023.

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WHO? Who is Savannah Banana playing in Nashville at Nissan Stadium? Are there any Major League Baseball players?

How do I get tickets to the Savannah Banana Game at Nissan Stadium?

Savannah Bananas's May 10th match against party animals was sold out. Resale sites such as StubHub and Seatgeek are your best choice. But prepare to pay.

How do I watch Savannah Banana on TV?

On May 10, the Savannah Banana game against party animals at Nissan Stadium will be televised on ESPN2.

When will the Savannah Banana game start at Nissan Stadium?

The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. CT.

Paul Skrbina is a sports enterprise journalist covering Tennessee Predator, Titans, Nashville SC, local colleges and local sports. Contact him via pskrbina@tennessean.com and the X platform (formerly Twitter) @paulskrbina. Follow his work here.