The Minnesota Twins are in a state of disarray. Ownership continues to be one of the worst groups in baseball , and the front office hasn't been more lost in the last decade. It's uncertain what payroll will look like in 2026, and right now the team is without a manager .
To say that things are going bad for the Twins would be putting it lightly.
If there is an expectation that Target Field expects a sellout next season, that would be laughable at best . Then again, it may happen with recreational baseball coming to the diamond.
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After the Minnesota Twins experienced the worst attendance the team has seen since 2001, there is no reason to believe things will get better following a 70-92 season . That said, with the Savannah Bananas coming to Target Field, the franchise could sell out those exhibition games at least.
We're excited to welcome Banana Ball to Target Field! The Savannah Bananas will take on the newest Banana Ball team, the Loco Beach Coconuts on August 7-9, 2026!🍌 Learn more and join the ticket lottery: https://t.co/GTIaisyUgP pic.twitter.com/xCZjBWzFjU
— Target Field Events (@TargetFieldEVNT) October 10, 2025
The highest attended Twins game this season was July 11 against the Pittsburgh Pirates . That game featured Joe Ryan against Paul Skenes , and there was a free Nelly concert postgame. 40,000 fans was a number the team never replicated, and even Opening Day saw just 36,000 against the Houston Astros .
With how the Pohlads have treated their fanbase, and the level to which Derek Falvey continues to lie to them, the expectation that people show up in droves would be far-fetched. Next season the Twins drawing 1.6 million or less, just shy of a 200,000 drop in tickets, would hardly be shocking.
If there is something fans show up for though, it's the Savannah Bananas. The Banana Ball travelling circus has been an exciting show at multiple venues. They sold out the 81,000-seat Clemson stadium known as Death Valley, and even their secondary team, the Party Animals, were an impossible ticket at CHS Field this past summer.
The Savannah Bananas nailed THREE trick plays in one inning that lasted just 2 minutes and 11 seconds 💨 pic.twitter.com/wionIK050f
— Banana Ball (@BananaBall_) June 6, 2025
On three days, August 7-9, 2026, the Savannah Bananas will take on the Loco Beach Coconuts at Target Field. Those three games will unquestionably be the most highly-attended of the season. The Bananas style is different, and it's not traditional baseball, but it's baseball for everyone.
Minnesota is not the only Twins marketplace to welcome the Bananas this summer either. Banana Ball is coming to Double-A Wichita in May . For either market, fans will need to enter a lottery in order to secure a ticket.
There's no chance the Minnesota Twins could ever market their product like Savannah does, and regardless of the baseball quality, there's no question which one is the more desirable ticket at the moment.
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