{"id":225137,"date":"2026-05-08T21:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/225137\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T21:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:48:10","slug":"the-savannah-bananas-and-party-animals-take-over-the-westchester-square-dunkin-donuts-bronx-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/225137\/","title":{"rendered":"The Savannah Bananas and Party Animals take over the Westchester Square Dunkin Donuts \u2013 Bronx Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Trystan Levesque, of the Savannah Bananas, and Brady Kais of the Party Animals pose with a fan, who plays for the Pelham Bay Little League.<\/p>\n

Photo by Alice Moreno<\/p>\n

Dunkin went bananas on April 25, as the Savannah Bananas teamed up with the Party Animals to serve coffee, donuts and smiles to fans throughout the Bronx.\n<\/p>\n

At the Dunkin Donuts location on 2973 E Tremont Avenue by the Westchester Square station, the Savannah Bananas and the Party Animals \u2013two exhibition barnstorming baseball teams\u2013 collaborated with Dunkin to host a fan meet-and-greet. Dunkin is the official partner of the Banana Ball Championship League, who houses both teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a partnership with Dunkin, and every city we go to, we try and visit a Dunkin location,\u201d said Jake Skole, of the Party Animals. \u201cAnd just spread some joy with some of the fans by making some coffees and sharing some donuts, and Dunkin\u2019s been a pretty stellar partner throughout this whole tour.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Max Jung-Goldberg of the Savannah Bananas takes the order of fans, interacting with them. Photo by Alice Moreno<\/p>\n

Members from both teams stood behind the counter taking orders from fans, and also engaged with fans by signing autographs, whether that\u2019d be on shirts or baseball gloves. <\/p>\n

Outside of Dunkin, fans could spin a wheel to win Dunkin swag, including five different color tumblers; brown snapback hats with the Dunkin logo on it; a donut-shaped keychain; $5 promotional gift cards; a yellow pennant with the Savannah Bananas logo; and a grand prize: two tickets to the Yankees game on April 26.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The grand prize was won by Leigh Anne Taylor and Eddie Cairns of Virginia Beach, Va., who came to New York City to watch the Yankees game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"The grand prize of game day tickets to the Yankees game were awarded to Leigh Anne Taylor and Eddie Cairns of Virginia Beach, Va. Photo by Alice Moreno<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels insane,\u201d said Taylor, in response to being asked how she felt after winning the tickets. \u201cI can\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Various little league teams that are local to the Bronx were in attendance \u2013including the Pelham Bay Little League and Pelham Bay Belle Softball\u2013 who were all smiles when meeting the teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think our biggest [accomplishment] is trying to interact with fans [\u2026] and give them an experience and try to make a moment for them,\u201d said Max Jung-Goldberg, who plays first base for the Savannah Bananas. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo just being positive and impacting people in their lives, whether it\u2019d be for two seconds, [or] for an hour. We\u2019re just trying to promote [the] Banana Ball, promote Dunkin Donuts and the positive impact that we both [Savannah Bananas and Party Animals] make in these communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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