Savannah Bananas bringing show to The Bronx for first time

The Yankees are in Boston this weekend for another crucial series as they look to take control of the top wild-card spot over the Red Sox in the American League (they beat the Bosox Friday night 4-1), and perhaps make one final charge at the Blue Jays in the division.But that doesn’t mean Yankee Stadium will be quiet.In fact, plenty of baseball fans — nearly 100,000 — will be in The Bronx for a very different baseball experience.For the first time, the Savannah Bananas, the barnstorming, trick-filled team from Georgia, will play a pair of exhibition games in front of sold-out crowds at the Stadium.“It’s been one of the most in-demand tickets we’ve had,” Tony Bruno, senior VP of Yankee Global Enterprises, said by phone this week.“They bring a different flair to the game.

It’s a phenomenon.”One that’s brought the collection of mostly former college and minor league players with other off-field skills around major league stadiums this season, as well as a handful a year ago.“I know the players have some unique skill sets, with trick plays,’’ Luke Weaver said.“It’s fun to watch.

It provides a different perspective of the game.”Like others, Weaver compared the Bananas to the Harlem Globetrotters.“It’s just a different way of doing things,” Weaver said.“I think it’s good for baseball, putting twists on the game..”The reviews have been good around the country so far.And they’ve played in traditional baseball hotbeds like Boston and St.

Louis, but Saturday will be their New York debut.“It is a big deal,’’ the team’s president, Jared Orton, said of playing in The Bronx.“We did this in Tampa [at Steinbrenner Field] in previous years and got a taste of working with the Yankees organization.

This step is us growing up and proof that we can do it, hopefully, at the biggest stage.”While the team’s home park remains Grayson Stadium in Savannah, they’ve been taking their game — which is notable for its fast pace ...