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Savannah Bananas announce 2027 Banana Ball tour stops, how to get tickets

KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) and WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened The Savannah Bananas will bring their unique baseball flair to stadiums across the country in 2027. Here's the Banana Ball schedule and how to get tickets.
The headline split WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) frames it as "Savannah Bananas announce 2027 Banana Ball tour stops, how to get tickets". WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst) frames it as "Savannah Bananas returning to Cincinnati in 2027".
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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Oct 16, 12:11 AM

Savannah Bananas announce 2027 Banana Ball tour stops, how to get tickets

The Savannah Bananas will bring their unique baseball flair to stadiums across the country in 2027. Here's the Banana Ball schedule and how to get tickets.

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WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)News report · Oct 16, 3:31 AM

Savannah Bananas: Banana Ball heads back to PNC Park for 2027

Get ready, Pittsburgh: Banana Ball is coming back to Pittsburgh next summer!

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WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME)News report · Oct 16, 2:28 AM

Banana Ball coming to Portland in August 2027

The Loco Beach Coconuts will take on the Indianapolis Clowns in a high-energy baseball entertainment experience for two games next summer

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WMUR Hearst WLKY32 (Louisville)News report · Oct 16, 1:25 AM

Banana Ball World Tour coming back to Louisville Slugger Field in 2027

For the fourth straight year, the Banana Ball World Tour is coming to Kentucky.

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Oct 16, 12:11 AM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.

Oct 16, 12:14 AM: WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst) joined the source map.

Oct 16, 12:53 AM: WJW FOX8 (Nexstar, Cleveland) joined the source map.

Oct 16, 1:25 AM: WMUR Hearst WLKY32 (Louisville) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 12 sources · 1 bucket.