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<\/p>\nThe Bananas will face off against the Texas Tailgaters at Globe Life Field.<\/p>\n
ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 Banana Ball is coming to DFW!<\/p>\n
The viral sensation Savannah Bananas are set to play their three-game series against the Texas Tailgaters at Globe Life Field this weekend. Tickets for the events are sold out.<\/p>\n
The popularity of the sport has helped the Bananas fill major league and NFL stadiums across the country. In 2025, the Banana Ball tour visited 40 cities and 17 MLB stadiums, drawing more than 2.2 million fans across games involving the Bananas and three affiliated teams.<\/p>\n
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Heading to the game? Here is a timeline of all three days.\u00a0<\/p>\n 12:00 PM \u2013 Lots Open2:00 PM \u2013 Pre-Game Plaza and Merchandise Opens4:30 PM \u2013 Doors6:30 PM \u2013 Show Starts <\/p>\n 10:00 AM \u2013 Lot RBP Opens11:00 AM \u2013 Early Merchandise Opens12:00 PM \u2013 Remaining Lots Open2:00 PM \u2013 Pre-Game Plaza Opens4:30 PM \u2013 Doors6:30 PM \u2013 Show Starts <\/p>\n 9:00 AM \u2013 All Lots Open10:00 AM \u2013 Pre-Game Plaza and Merchandise Opens12:30 PM \u2013 Doors2:30 PM \u2013 Show Starts <\/p>\n PARKING: Don\u2019t forget to secure your parking before game day to ensure a smooth arrival at Globe Life Field. Parking is available for purchase in advance by using the following links.<\/p>\n Friday, September 25 – Click HERE<\/a>Saturday, September 26 – Click HERE<\/a>Sunday, September 27 – Click HERE<\/a> <\/p>\n
On Saturday, Sep. 26, players from the Savannah Bananas and Texas Tailgaters are taking over the Arlington Dunkin\u2019 restaurant at 4935 S. Cooper Street for a fan meet-and-greet. From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., players will go behind the counter to sign autographs, serve orders to fans, snap selfies, and more! Dunkin\u2019 will also award the first 250 guests who stop by the meet & greet with Free Coffee for 100 Days.<\/p>\n
Banana Ball is a fast-paced, entertaining version of baseball created by the Savannah Bananas featuring 11 core rules and recent 2026 updates.<\/p>\n Win the Inning, Get the Point: Each inning is worth one point to the team that scores the most runs. In the final inning, every single run counts as a point.Two-Hour Time Limit: No new inning can start after 2 hours.No Stepping Out: Batters must stay in the batter’s box, or it counts as a strike.No Bunting: Bunting is forbidden and results in an immediate ejection.Steal First Base: Batters can try to steal first base on any pitch, passed ball, or wild pitch.No Walks (Ball-Four Sprint): On ball four, the batter takes off running and can go as many bases as they want while every defensive player must touch the ball before it becomes live.No Mound Visits: Coaches and players cannot visit the pitcher on the mound.Fan Catch = Out: If a fan cleanly catches a foul ball in the stands, it counts as an out for the defense.Showdown Tiebreaker: Multi-round tiebreaker duels decide the game if it is tied when time expires.Banana Ball Challenge Rule: Teams and fans get opportunities to challenge calls on the field.The Golden Batter Rule: Each team can use a designated player to bat in any spot in the lineup once per game. <\/p>\n The Equalizer Point: The away team earns a point going into the final inning if they have more trick plays than the home team.The Designated Fielder: Teams can assign a player to enter the game in any inning at any position without regular substitution restrictions.Showdown Walk Rule: Walks in a showdown add runners instead of ending the at-bat immediately <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Bananas will face off against the Texas Tailgaters at Globe Life Field. ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 Banana Ball…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448540,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-448539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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