The Savannah Bananas, the entertainment-focused baseball team known for their unconventional "Banana Ball" antics, reportedly delivered a widely panned opening performance at the 2026 ESPYs, ESPN's annual sports awards show held on a Wednesday night. The show, which typically celebrates the year's standout athletes and sporting moments, drew attention less for its award recipients than for the poorly received segment that kicked off proceedings.

The article, published by Fox Sports' OutKick, offers little further detail on what specifically went wrong with the performance, beyond framing it as one of the worst opening acts of its kind. It appears as part of wider ongoing coverage of ESPN's programming choices and the ESPYs broadcast.