The Firefighters 2026 Baseball Schedule Includes Wrigley Field, Kinnick Stadium

The Banana Ball League is just a few weeks away from starting their 2026 World Tour. The famous Savannah Bananas were the first team in the Banana Ball League but within a short few years, they have grown the league to six teams.

Last year, we saw Banana Ball make its debut in Major League Baseball (MLB) and National Football League (NFL) stadiums, along with some of the most iconic college sports stadiums.

The Firefighters were able to play in 10 different MLB stadiums in front of sold-out crowds. That was the case for every single game and tickets are incredibly hard to come by because of the growing passion and interest in Banana Ball. While every game isn’t sold out yet for the 2026 season, the organization does a lottery system that fans can enter and be selected to purchase tickets.

A 6-27 record in 2025 by The Firefighters reflected a shorter season compared to other teams in the league, but this year, they get to start at the beginning with the rest of the teams.

A 64-game regular season is on deck for The Firefighters that brings a variety of locations and stadiums across the United States. They will be playing in several of smaller Minor League Baseball stadiums throughout the season, but will still have bigger venues such as Wrigley Field, Comerica Park and Kinnick Stadium. 

"With Wrigley, it's that old town feel that you just feel the playoff atmosphere when you get there," said new pitcher for The Firefighters, Jared Donaldson. "I'm definitely really excited for that, but we open the season at Florida State, and that's like an hour and a half from where I'm from, so that would be the closest I've ever played to home. I'll have a bunch of family there, so I'm really excited for that one, as well."

“I'd be lying if I said I wasn't already trying to plan things out for Wrigley Field,” exclaimed The Voice of The Firefighters Zach Staton. “There's just an aura and a presence about it.”

A lot of the smaller stadiums are going to be played throughout the Midwest, a region that lacks professional sports teams. It goes along with mission that the entire league wants to create fan connections and bring joy to everyone, while honoring the fire service.

“That's something we get to do in Banana Ball that I think is overlooked sometimes in other professional sports,” mentioned Bradford Webb, who pitches for The Firefighters. “That's something I never would have thought of in a million years, but there's been such a positive impact in my life, the team's life and hopefully in fans' lives across the country.”

A caveat with the smaller stadiums is that players and coaches get to participate in the Plaza Party hosted by the organization before and after every game. At the larger stadiums, they only participate in an autograph signing after the game and the Plaza Party before the game, but not every player and coach can attend. 

“We get an opportunity to make more personal connections with each fan,” shared head coach of The Firefighters and retired firefighter of the Corpus Christi, TX, Fire Department Valerie Perez. “We're on a mission to create a billion fans. It used to be a million fans. We're raising that bar.”

A greater personal connection for Perez is her being able to return to her hometown during the 2026 season to showcase the team she has helped build from the ground up. 

"In the same way that I get to honor firefighters across the country, going to Corpus Christi, it's going to give me a really unique opportunity to honor specific firefighters who've made major impacts in my personal life, as well as honoring the fire department that I worked for the last 10 years," said Perez. “All of my family and all my wife's family is from there, so going back home and bringing Banana Ball to that field is going to be something that's really special on a personal level.”

Last year, The Firefighters played in Yankee Stadium on Sept. 11, honoring those lives lost in the tragic event. While, they won't be playing there in 2026, the upcoming season brings more of a personal connection, not just for Perez, but for the organization as a whole. 

"It was literally a dream come true for the vast majority of us to play in Yankee Stadium the weekend of Sept. 11, but we're going to have, I'd say, more of a personal run this year,” stated Webb. “We're planning some smaller stadiums that I'm really excited around the Midwest, where I think folks are lacking a little bit in sports, and the Firefighter Team is going to be able to bring that joy to them. That's something I'm really excited about.”

“I can’t wait for some of the places we're going to play in,” said Staton. “From going to Richmond and seeing the first MLB All-Star Jackie Bradley Jr. in his hometown, to going back to a place like Fargo, where my career started, that'll be a full circle moment.”

If all tickets get sold out for every regular season game, The Firefighters are looking at a total of 852,857 tickets sold for 2026.

“I remember in the City Selection Show that we had in October, when our time our turn came up to announce where we were going to play in 2026, I couldn't hear myself when I was announcing the team onto the field, because the fans were losing their minds so much,” recalled Staton. “Seeing the brand grow was a really cool thing.”

The 2026 schedule

Date: Feb. 26 (sold out)
Matchup: Loco Beach Coconuts @ The Firefighters
Location: Dick Howser Stadium (Tallahassee, FL) - Florida State University Baseball
Capacity: 6,700

Date: March 7-8
Matchup: The Firefighters @ Savannah Bananas
Location: Historic Grayson Stadium (Savannah, GA) - Bananas Home Stadium
Capacity: 5,000

Date: March 14-15
Matchup: Loco Beach Coconuts @ The Firefighters
Location: Dickey-Stephens Park (Little Rock, AR) - Seattle Mariners Double-A affiliate 
Capacity: 7,300

Date: March 21-22
Matchup: Indianapolis Clowns @ The Firefighters
Location: Riverwalk Stadium (Montgomery, AL) - Tampa Bay Rays Double-A affiliate 
Capacity: 7,000

Date: March 28-29
Matchup: The Tailgaters @ The Firefighters
Location: Salt River Fields (Scottsdale, AZ) - Spring Training facility for Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies
Capacity: 11,000

Date: April 11-12
Matchup: The Firefighters @ The Party Animals
Location: Rio Grande Credit Union Field (Albuquerque, NM) - Colorado Rockies Triple-A affiliate 
Capacity: 13,500

Date: April 24-26
Matchup: Indianapolis Clowns @ The Firefighters
Location: Fluor Field (Greenville, SC) - Boston Red Sox High-A affiliate 
Capacity: 6,700

Date: May 1-2
Matchup: Indianapolis Clowns @ The Firefighters
Location: Carmax Park (Richmond, VA) - San Francisco Giants Double-A affiliate 
Capacity: 10,000

Date: May 7-9
Matchup: Loco Beach Coconuts @ The Firefighters
Location: Equity Bank Stadium (Wichita, KS) - Minnesota Twins Double-A affiliate 
Capacity: 10,025

Date: May 15-16
Matchup: The Firefighters @ The Tailgaters
Location: Southwest University Park (El Paso, TX) - San Diego Padres Triple-A affiliate 
Capacity: 9,500

Date: May 22-23
Matchup: Loco Beach Coconuts @ The Firefighters
Location: PNC Field (Scranton, PA) - New York Yankees Triple-A affiliate 
Capacity: 10,000

Date: May 28-30
Matchup: The Firefighters @ The Tailgaters
Location: Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi, TX) - Houston Astros Double-A affiliate 
Capacity: 10,400

Date: June 4-6
Matchup: The Tailgaters @ The Firefighters
Location: Truist Field (Charlotte, NC) - Chicago White Sox Triple-A affiliate 
Capacity: 10,200

Date: June 11
Matchup: Savannah Bananas @ The Firefighters
Location: Haymarket Park (Lincoln, NE) - University of Nebraska Cornhuskers Baseball
Capacity: 8,600

Date: June 13
Matchup: Savannah Bananas @ The Firefighters
Location: Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) - University of Nebraska Cornhuskers Football 
Capacity: 85,458

Date: June 18-20
Matchup: The Firefighters @ Loco Beach Coconuts
Location: Delta Dental Stadium (Manchester, NH) - Toronto Blue Jays Double-A affiliate 
Capacity: 6,500

Date: June 26-27
Matchup: The Firefighters @ Indianapolis Clowns
Location: Newman Outdoor Field (Fargo, ND) - North Dakota State University Baseball
Capacity: 4,513

Date: July 3-4
Matchup: The Firefighters @ Savannah Bananas
Location: Kinnick Stadium (Iowa City, IA) - University of Iowa Football
Capacity: 69,250

Date: July 24-26
Matchup: Savannah Bananas @ The Firefighters
Location: Wrigley Field (Chicago, IL) - Chicago Cubs
Capacity: 41,649

Date: July 30-Aug. 1
Matchup: The Firefighters @ Savannah Bananas
Location: Historic Grayson Stadium (Savannah, GA) - Bananas Home Stadium
Capacity: 5,000

Date: Aug. 7-8
Matchup: The Party Animals @ The Firefighters
Location: Coca Cola Park (Lehigh Valley, PA) - Philadelphia Phillies Triple-A affiliate 
Capacity: 10,178

Date: Aug. 13-15
Matchup: The Firefighters @ The Party Animals
Location: The Ballpark at America First Square (Salt Lake City, UT) - Los Angeles Angels Triple-A affiliate 
Capacity: 8,000

Date: Aug. 20-22
Matchup: The Party Animals @ The Firefighters
Location: Dehler Park (Billings, MT) - Montana State University Baseball
Capacity: 3,071

Date: Aug. 27-29
Matchup: The Firefighters @ Indianapolis Clowns
Location: The Birdcage (Sioux Falls, SD) - Sioux Falls Canaries
Capacity: 5,462

Date: Sept. 11-12
Matchup: The Tailgaters @ The Firefighters
Location: NBT Bank Stadium (Syracuse, NY) - New York Mets Triple-A affiliate 
Capacity: 11,117

Date: Sept. 18-19
Matchup: The Firefighters @ The Party Animals
Location: Comerica Park (Detroit, MI) - Detroit Tigers
Capacity: 41,083

Date: Sept. 25-26
Matchup: The Firefighters @ Loco Beach Coconuts
Location: Keesler Federal Park (Biloxi, MS) - Milwaukee Brewers Double-A affiliate 
Capacity: 6,098

Date: Oct. 1-4
Matchup: Banana Ball League Championship Playoffs
Location: Historic Grayson Stadium (Savannah, GA) - Bananas Home Stadium
Capacity: 5,000