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The Savannah Bananas huddle on the field at Grayson Stadium in Savannah, Georgia, before playing a team of retired Major League Baseball players on March 11, 2023.

MLB's Opening Day is almost here, but Banana Ball is happening now!

The Savannah Bananas, an entertaining baseball team, recently took on some retired Major League Baseball players in a game that proved just how much fun this version of baseball can be.

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  • Benjamin Payne and
  • Juma Sei
Puerto Rico pitcher Edwin Díaz is helped into a wheelchair after he appeared to injure himself during a postgame celebration after Puerto Rico beat the Dominican Republic 5-2 during a World Baseball Classic game on Wednesday in Miami.

Mets' Edwin Díaz hurts his knee during a World Baseball Classic celebration

New York Mets star closer Edwin Díaz injured his right knee celebrating a win that advanced Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic and eliminated the Dominican Republic.

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  • The Associated Press
Bananas designated hitter Dakota McFadden awaits his next pitch, carefully: under the rules of Banana Ball, a batter is automatically out if he steps outside the batter's box.

Savannah Bananas embark on cross-country tour of no-holds-barred baseball, beginning in Florida

Expect more trick plays and surprise announcements, says team owner Jesse Cole.

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Baseball announcer Tim McCarver poses in the press box before the start of Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Oct. 2, 2003, in New York. The All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster died Thursday at age 81.

All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster Tim McCarver dies at 81

McCarver had a long run as the one of the country's most recognized, incisive and talkative television commentators.

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  • The Associated Press
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer pauses during a game against the San Francisco Giants on May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. The Dodgers are cutting ties with pitcher after his suspension was reduced two weeks ago.

LA Dodgers cut pitcher Trevor Bauer after his suspension was reduced

The team is cutting ties with Bauer, whose unprecedented 324-game suspension over sexual misconduct allegations was reduced two weeks ago.

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  • The Associated Press
The Dingers' Matthew Carrillo shares a high five with a teammate.

Sandlot baseball is about having fun and building community — and everyone's a winner

The amateur sport is booming, with at least 21 new teams formed in 2022 alone.

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  • Ben Abrams
Seattle Mariners pitcher Gaylord Perry throws in his 300th Major League victory, a 7-3 win over the New York Yankees in Seattle, on May 6, 1982. The Hall of Famer and two-time Cy Young winner died Thursday.

Baseball great Gaylord Perry, a two-time Cy Young winner, dies at 84

The Baseball Hall of Famer, a master of the spitball, made history as the first player to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues. Perry pitched for eight major-league teams from 1962 until 1983.

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  • The Associated Press
Olivia Pichardo, 18, has been named to Brown University's baseball team. She's the first woman named to the roster of a Division I baseball team in the U.S.

Olivia Pichardo is the first woman to make the roster of Division I baseball team

"Olivia put together the most complete walk-on tryout I have seen from a player," said Brown University baseball coach Grant Achilles. Taking the field will fulfill a long-held dream for Pichardo, 18.

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  • Laurel Wamsley
Phillies slugger Bryce Harper hits the series winning two-run homerun during the 8th inning against the San Diego Padres in game 5 of the National League Championship in Philadelphia on Oct. 23, 2022.

Ahead of the World Series, Phillies radio announcer shares the art of play-by-play

Scott Franzke has been calling MLB games in Philadelphia since 2006. He sizes up the teams headed into the World Series and reflects on upcoming changes designed to put more action in the game.

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  • Dave Davies
St. Louis Cardinals ace reliever Bruce Sutter celebrates after the last out in the ninth inning of Game 7 of the World Series at St. Louis, on Oct. 20, 1982. The Hall of Famer and 1979 Cy Young winner has died at age 69.

Bruce Sutter, a split-finger ace and Hall of Famer, dies at 69

A six-time All-Star, Sutter won the Cy Young Award in 1979 and posted 300 saves in a 12-year career with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves. He died Thursday in Cartersville, Ga.

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  • The Associated Press
Ronald Acuna Jr October 12

Atlanta Braves even NLDS series with 3-0 Game 2 win over Philadelphia

The Atlanta Braves won Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies last night 3-0, GPB’s Peter Biello reports.

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Former Los Angeles Angels employee Eric Kay walks out of federal court on Feb. 15, in Fort Worth, Texas. Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison on Tuesday for providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death.

A former Los Angeles Angels employee gets 22 years in Tyler Skaggs' overdose death

Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in 2019.

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  • The Associated Press
Savannah Bananas mascot Split at the “Banana Ball World Tour Draft,” where locations were announced for the team's 2023 schedule.

Savannah Bananas unpeel 2023 schedule, revealing which 33 cities will host ‘Banana Ball’ games

From as far west as California to as far east as Maine, the Bananas are gearing up for a full slate of exhibition-style games in 2023.

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Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker after a home game with the New York Mets on Oct.2, 2022 in Atlanta

After sweeping Mets, Braves' Snitker says "this felt like a playoff weekend"

The Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 5 to 3 on Sunday, completing the sweep of a three-game series and adding to their lead in the National League East. GPB’s Peter Biello reports. 

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Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hit his 60th home run of the season earlier this week, putting him one dinger shy of the long-standing American League record.

Why the home run chases of today are different from the late '90s and early 2000s

For many baseball fans, the excitement over Aaron Judge, Albert Pujols and the milestones they've been chasing has evoked bittersweet memories of the home run chases of baseball's "steroid era."

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  • Becky Sullivan