Jeet Harris: Yankee Stadium Dream, Banana Ball Star

0:00Conor Harris, a Connecticut kid from Avon, nicknamed Jeet, after Derek Jeeter, is set to pitch at Yankee Stadium this weekend. The six-foot-eight right-hander grew up dreaming of the Bronx as a die-hard Yankees fan, and now he's with the viral Savannah bananas entertainment team. The bananas are exploding in popularity, selling out their entire 2026 schedule across 75 stadiums in 45 states. This weekend's games against the party animals Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. are gone, along with spots for their satellite teams, hitting Hartford, July 23 through 25. Fans pack massive venues, like 74,000 at a Florida football stadium, with 100,000 expected at spots like Tennessee and Texas A&M. Social media rakes in hundreds of millions of views, and players pull six-figure salaries on average. Scouts grab Harris' last spring from Winthrop University after his Tommy John surgery, loving his strike throwing in 73 innings. He fits their high energy banana ball, no walks allow for maximum fun, and brings wild

1:04celebrations plus his whole family on the field. Harris spreads joy to kids, chatting with one facing the same surgery, who stuck with baseball thanks to him. From Upper Deck fan to Mount Hero, he's turning idols into everyday inspiration for the next generation. Hartford News Today, powered by AI Bringing You What Matters, I'm Corey with The Story.