Baseball Documentaries to Go Bananas for on Netflix

Baseball: America’s pastime. The crack of the bat! The peanuts! The … choreographed dance moves? They may not be part of Major League Baseball, but the Savannah Bananas, a barnstorming exhibition team based in Savannah, Georgia, have made a name for themselves with their ball-field shenanigans, as evidenced by the online hype for every new promotion and event. In fact, they’ve gotten so big that they’ve announced a new league, the Banana Ball Championship League, which will travel to 75 stadiums across 45 states starting in 2026.

First founded in 2016 as a collegiate summer baseball team, the Bananas have since gone on to make “Banana Ball” — which emphasizes fast playtime, humor,…