Banana Ball
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Banana Ball

The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas

Jesse Cole and Don Yaeger • Dutton • 2023
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Fun Is the Mission

by David Meyer

Jesse Cole, co-owner of the Savannah Bananas, relates the history of his fun-based baseball team and how he made it an entertainment juggernaut.

 Jesse Cole, co-founder and co-owner of the Savannah Bananas – writing with bestselling author Don Yaegar – details how he and his wife, Emily McDonald, conceived of and built the happily wacko Bananas baseball team. It has only one mission: fun.

Jesse Cole

The best part of Jesse Cole’s day when he was a kid was when his dad, Kerry Cole, came home from work and played catch with him. A strong college baseball prospect as a pitcher, Cole chose Wofford College in South Carolina. One season, he led Wofford in strikeouts. As a student-athlete, Cole also fell in love with theater and discovered his natural gift for performing and directing other performers.

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