A Broadway Star Is the Savannah Bananas’ Phantom of the Bullpen (opens in new tab)

The actor Derek Klena has joined the Savannah Bananas, the baseball club that has its own playful take on America’s pastime. But joining the team doesn’t mean his Broadway theatrics had to stop. Players on The Bananas dance between pitches and do elaborate award-show-style entrances, continually trying to raise the bar. The team has only been around for about a decade, but they easily sell out stadiums. “You’re thrown into the deep end every game and asked to do something that is crazy that y...