Video: Banana Ball’s ‘The Firefighters’ Players React to Meeting the Real Thing

Members of The Firefighters baseball team shared their experiences from FDIC, emphasizing the conversations they had with firefighters and what it means to them honor the fire service while playing Banana Ball.

Ryan Baker

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Lakeland Fire + Safety

May 1, 2026

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Firehouse’s Ryan Baker interviewed interviewed Mason Maxwell and Blake Morgan from the Banana Ball Championship League team, The Firefighters, during FDIC.

The two players were brought in by Lakeland Fire + Safety, the company that manufacturers The Firefighters customized turnout gear. They discuss their experiences at the conference, the conversations they had with firefighters and what it means to them honor the fire service while playing Banana Ball.

To check Ryan Baker's coverage on The Firefighters, go here.

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Ryan Baker

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Ryan Baker is a writer and associate editor with prior experiences in online and print production. Ryan is an associate editor for Firehouse with a master's degree in sciences of communication from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He recently completed a year of teaching Intro to Public Speaking at UW-Whitewater, as part of his graduate program. Ryan acquired his bachelor's degree in journalism in 2023 from UW-Whitewater, and operates currently out of Minneapolis, MN. Baker, also writes freelances for the Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA) in his free time, while also umpiring baseball for various ages across the Twin Cities Metro Area.

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