Jesse Cole
@YellowTuxJesse
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Owner of Savannah Bananas, Creator of Banana Ball. Author of Fans First, Owner of Nine Yellow Tuxedos. #FansFirst
Savannah, GA
Joined August 2009
40 Cities. 18 MLB Stadiums. 3 Football Stadiums. Party Animals Tour, Firefighters Tour and our newest team, the Texas Tailgaters first headlining Tour. Banana Ball to over 2 Million Fans in 2025. Let's Do This.
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From selling only a handful of tickets in Savannah when we first started, to selling 42,000 tickets at DC. Banana Nation is strong and we are just getting started.
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We will always be focused on long term fans over short term profits.
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Goosebumps as I got introduced to 45,000 fans in Philadelphia. A moment and a night that I'll never forget.
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I just turned down a $1,000,000 ticket order for @TheSavBananas and it was a no brainer. We will always be Fans First.
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The biggest game in Banana Ball history @NationalsPark was one for the books. Thank You Banana Nation and all 42,000 fans for a night we will never forget!
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There was no doubt that we were doing the Bills Mafia table smash when we went to Buffalo this past weekend
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It's Official - Clemson's Death Valley is Sold Out!. 81,000 fans from all over the country will be seeing Banana Ball at our first ever College Football Stadium. Let's Go!
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If you could see @TheSavBananas play Banana Ball anywhere, not necessarily even a baseball field or stadium, where would it be?.
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Three years in the making but we finally got it. The official yellow Banana Ball.
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I'm gonna tell you a story.I'm gonna tell you about my town. Still loving that Dirty Water, 40 years later. Oh Boston, you're my home.
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Still wearing his @TheSavBananas baseball pants, Bill Lee is doing great and looking forward to when he can get back on the mound!
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One of the greatest nights in Banana Ball History!.Thank you @ClemsonBaseball.
WHAT A NIGHT 🤩. The first Banana Ball All-Star team took on @ClemsonBaseball in an epic matchup filled with backflips and bat flips 🤸♂️
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Thanks for the shout out and idea @bryceharper3 . Appreciate the support of @TheSavBananas and we are open to any idea to bring Banana Ball to more fans.
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Banana Ball is on prime time ESPN tonight at 7:00PM EST. So pumped to share our new sport with a national audience as @TheSavBananas take on our newest team, The Firefighters. This is another huge test for our organization. Our goal is to deliver one of the fastest and most
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The first NFL Stadium in Banana Ball History is officially sold out. @TheSavBananas vs @ThePrtyAnimals is going to be a historic a night with 65,000 fans in Tampa.
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Years in the making and we're here! . Thank you Banana Nation for making our dream come true!.
“We were just a small town team with a big dream…”. Tonight, that dream comes true. Banana Ball is at Fenway Park.
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Why are Savannah Bananas Tickets So Expensive? .Let me explain 👇. If you are seeing tickets for the Bananas for hundreds of dollars, those are not real tickets. They are speculative tickets of fans hoping to get tickets and then sell them for a premium. Our tickets are $35-$60
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The official Banana Ball is here. "And it was all yellow."
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The Savannah Bananas are NOT the Globetrotters of Baseball. Here's the main difference.
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How the viral dance from Clemson almost never happened. We've learned that buy in is everything and if someone believes in an idea and they are excited to execute it, then the chances of it being successful is dramatically higher. As leaders, we need to be open to ideas from
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We believe in a world with no ticket fees. That's why we built Fans First tickets, so on all @TheSavBananas tickets and all Banana Ball tickets there are no convenience fees, no service fees and we pay the taxes for our fans. People don't deserve exorbitant fees and we always
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For the first time in Banana Ball history multiple nights are now sold out at an MLB Stadium. Thank you Miami and thank you Banana Ball Nation! . 2025 is going to be epic!
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I gave my Dad the first copy of my new book "Banana Ball." No one deserves it more than my Dad as he raised me and encouraged me to dream big with everything in my life. Today, I feel like I'm still just a kid trying to make my Dad proud. This was one of those moments.
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As a 5 year old I got to be bat boy for the Red Sox and Lee Smith came and sat next to me. Thirty-four years later, Lee welcomed me to the Hall of Fame as the Bananas were honored with our own exhibit. The next day, he joined me in the dugout, this time wearing a Bananas jersey.
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Five years ago, I sat down with @garyvee and he gave some game changing advice that helped changed the trajectory of @TheSavBananas and our sport of @BananaBall_ . To say we went All-In would be an understatement.
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We know that MLB has banned the shift for the 2023 season. For the Banana Ball World Tour, we will be doing more shifts than ever before. Here's a list of some the ideas. #GreatWallofChina #BermudaTriangle #BananaBall
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Pregame speech before the largest game in Banana Ball History. My message was simple - What's It Gonna Take?
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Where are we going to take Banana Ball in 2025? . The Biggest announcement in Banana Ball History is almost here. and we are going BIG!
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New custom Banana Glove for the Banana Ball World Tour. the question is when should I use it?
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Thank you Miami for the perfect finale to our 2024 Banana Ball World Tour, as we passed 1 million fans through the gates for the year.
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Beyond proud of what we accomplished in 2023. Love this group and so grateful for Banana Nation.
Wow. After eight months, 87 games, over 500,000 fans, and an insane amount of memories; the 2023 Banana Ball World Tour has officially come to an end. We can't thank you fans enough for coming to the games, watching the livestream, following on social media, and going Bananas
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“The Spaceman” Bill Lee made his @TheSavBananas debut on Saturday and looked strong getting three fly outs in his inning of work.
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Before our sold out game in Cleveland this past weekend, my message was clear to our team, it's all about the future generation of Banana Ball players.
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Six years ago today, I wrote in my journal my thoughts before we played the first ever Banana Ball game. "I'm excited to create a game that I want to watch, that's exciting, fast paced with showmanship and flair. A game that people don't want to miss a pitch. A game that kids
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Our first @MLB stadium is sold out! Thank you Banana Nation for your support, and to the 41,000+ Bananas fans who bought tickets, let's do this!. Houston, we've got some big surprises coming your way and can't wait to bring the #GreatestShowInSports to Minute Maid Park.
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Thank you Banana Nation and Indianapolis for the largest crowd in @TheSavBananas history with 15,000 fans in attendance last night. To think just seven years ago, we only sold a handful of tickets in our first few months, to now selling out the largest minor league stadium!
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Thank you to all the Banana Ball fans from all over the country who have been on this journey with us since our tour started in February. Banana Ball is a game of the fans, by the fans and for the fans, and we vow to continue to work for you and put you first to create the best
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Possibly the greatest play I've ever seen. DR is unreal.
ARE YOU KIDDING?!. DR Meadows makes a barehanded backflip catch in centerfield‼️
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It's Showtime.
Ladies & Gents, this is the moment you've waited for. The Greatest Show in Sports is Back.
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Going to be epic.
You're on, Bananas. 👊. Team MLBPAA will challenge the @TheSavBananas for a three-game series this season. More details to come. 👀. Let's party!
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Strongly considering this for Banana Ball.
Today I unveiled my most ambitious dumb sports rule yet. The ceremonial first pitch in baseball should count. Celebrities, former athletes, musicians whoever. If you throw out the first pitch and it’s a ball the first batter starts with a 1-0. Think of the added pressure.
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Packed and ready for three speeches and Banana Ball coming to Arizona. #50shadesofyellow #gobananas
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Tonight, Banana Ball makes its debut on TruTV. Chalk it up as another test for our sport and for both the Bananas and Party Animals. Most importantly it is an experiment we are doing the fans first way. First off, we are excited about these linear deals to continue to share our
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What a ride. 2016 to 2021. Thank you @TheSavBananas. Thank you Banana Nation. We are just getting started.
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Showtime on the biggest stage.
It’s time to show America what we’re made of. Banana Ball is in the Nation’s Capital. See you tonight, Nationals Park🤍
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Last night was epic. One of the most electric nights of the Banana Ball World Tour with 10,000+ @TheSavBananas fans at @GMSField. Let's do it again tonight Tampa.
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At our first tryout to find our next Banana Ball Star, my message was simple - take chances and go for it and don't be afraid to fail.
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How to avoid burnout? Create your personal energy list.
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From becoming a foster family to launching our non-profit, Bananas Foster. We've got a lot of work to do, with 400,000 kids without a permanent home, but we are going to get it done. One kid. One family at a time. We are going to build a waitlist to become foster families.
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Loved having former MVP Dustin Pedroia and Cy Young Award Winner @EricGagne with @TheSavBananas in Arizona. Gagne threw a scoreless inning and still has gas in the tank.
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Keep your eyes peeled 👀🍌.
Buckle up folks!. There are two “mystery teams” believed to be planning trips to southern California to visit with free-agent OF Juan Soto, per @JonHeyman . It’s officially mystery team szn😈
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The most in depth interview I've ever done about my family, my past, and building the Bananas. This trailer sets the tone as I share the dream that keeps getting bigger.
In Depth heads south to profile @thesavbananas owner Jesse Cole (@yellowtuxjesse). We also capture exclusive access as the Bananas play a sold-out Banana Ball game at Boston’s Fenway Park.
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"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sail. Explore. Dream. Discover." -Mark Twain.
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All in on this.
There is a Mariachi band performing “Higher” by Creed at the Rangers game right now. Elite vibes. @StoolBaseball
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Going to be an epic and historical night - if you can be there in person, you do not want to miss it. I still can't believe what we are about to announce.
During last year's World Tour Draft, we announced our first MLB games, new seating at Grayson Stadium, a new Banana Ball team, and so much more. This year, we've got the biggest announcements in Banana Ball History planned👀. We're one week away from the 2025 Banana Ball World
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We lost it in the dugout after this one. .
A pitch with a hockey stick and a backflip catch all in one batter??? This is what dreams are made of.
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Banana Nation is strong in California. Thanks for all the love and the overwhelming support. We will be back and will be be going big in 2024!
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The Golden Batter Rule has been epic for Banana Ball over the past year and would be game changing for MLB
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Go Bananas!.
"Whatever's normal, do the exact opposite.". You've seen their viral videos, now watch the story on how the @TheSavBananas changed the game.
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Are you kidding me!?.
Couldn't write up the last out of the game any better than this 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️. Banana Ball Rule #8: If a fan catches a foul ball, it's an out.
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The Golden Batter Rule - from an idea session on April 26th, 2018 now to the game of Banana Ball. In the 9th inning or whenever the game is on the line, a team can bat anyone in the lineup. Even back to back. Now, your best hitter can always be up when the game matters most.
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Four years ago today, we announced our new team would be called @TheSavBananas. People thought it was crazy. But we believed it was fun and what was best for the fans. Today, we make another crazy announcement. Proud to create the first Ad-Free ballpark and be Fans First.
Introducing the first Ad-Free Ballpark. Grayson Stadium belongs to the fans.
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Yup. Banana Ball kind of guy. .
Marlins LHP Jefry Yan has brought his sensational strikeout celebrations to winter ball 😂. Our tracker:
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Ideas remain everything in our organization.
What if you started your day by writing down 10 ideas? That's exactly what @YellowTuxJesse does as owner of @TheSavBananas. Today's leadership insight: always have your antenna up, as the next big idea for your business may be inspired by something outside of your industry!
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Tomorrow my new book, "Banana Ball" with @DonYaegar is out!. This is the behind the scenes story of @TheSavBananas and the people behind changing the game and the fan experience.
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Absolutely electric.
Biggest crowd in Bananas history looking reallll good tonight🤩
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All in on teams having more fun! Well Done @Orioles.
I’m all in on the Orioles sprinkler celebration. I just know how mad it’s gonna make people. Only adds to the greatness.
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Our first stop in Oklahoma was legendary. Thank you Oklahoma City, for being absolutely electric. Next stop Tulsa.
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Seven years ago today! Glad we never became the Savannah Seagulls, Savannah Ports, or Savannah Anchors!
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How you do anything is how you do everything - love these new @TheSavBananas drains at our ballpark
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Announcing this adoption was one of the most powerful moments of the entire 2023 tour. Emily and I launched Bananas Foster with the goal to create moments like this and help inspire families to open up their home for the 400,000 foster children that need a permanent home.
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This. Is. Fans. First. Creating fans one fan at a time starts with how you make people feel and the moments you create. #onefanatatime #fansfirst
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Shout out to @stoolpresidente for rocking @TheSavBananas jersey and hat. Definitely a first banana candidate at a game later this summer.
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