Johnny Damon Is Bananas... Literally

The Savannah Bananas are intriguing in themselves. Now add in Johnny Damon and you really have something, don’t you?

A great story this week about a Yankee and baseball veteran just trying to give it one more shot and get a little publicity too.  Johnny Damon signed and played with the Savannah Bananas. Now if you don’t know anything about the Savanah Bananas, know that they are a fun team. If you want to know more, just go to Wikipedia:

“The Savannah Bananas are an exhibition baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia.The team was founded in 2016 and has played at Grayson Stadium since its inaugural season. Until 2022, the Bananas competed in the Coastal Plain League‘s (CPL) West division, where they won three Petitt Cup championships (2016, 2021, and 2022). The team has sold out every game since the first season in Savannah and every city on the Banana Ball World Tour.”

Now that you know this, understand what happened with Johnny Damon. Yahoo Sports writes:

He sauntered to the plate, grinning widely with his signature long hair, and got into his batting stance. The pitcher threw the ball and he whiffed right past it. The momentum from his powerful swing nearly spun him around….

Damon connected on the next pitch for a dribbler toward third base. He was thrown out at first, but he got to keep the ball. “