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The Savannah Bananas were ripped by viewers after opening the 2026 ESPY Awards on Wednesday night as Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy demanded the team to \u201cget off my TV.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The viral baseball team kicked off the annual sports awards show at New York City\u2019s David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center with a choreographed performance of its first original song, \u201cThe Show Starts Now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dressed in their signature yellow uniforms, the Bananas danced, lip-synced and showed off their trademark on-field antics before DJ Khaled appeared onstage to introduce the rest of the ceremony.<\/p>\n

Bananas player and Broadway star Derek Klena led the performance of the song, which was produced by Grammy-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who composed music for the hit musical \u201cDear Evan Hansen\u201d and the 2017 film \u201cThe Greatest Showman.\u201d <\/p>\n

But the opening number quickly drew fire online, led by Barstool Sports founder Portnoy.<\/p>\n

\u201cGET THE F\u2014ING BANANAS OFF MY TV!!!!\u201d Portnoy wrote on X.<\/p>\n

In a video of his reaction to the broadcast, he added, \u201cWhat the f\u2014? What the f\u2014 is this? Get the Bananas off my f\u2014ing screen. What the f\u2014 are the Bananas doing?<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is this, the ESPYs? I don\u2019t even know what channel this is on. I was watching \u2018Chronicle\u2019 on ABC, I look up and the Bananas are on my TV.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis guy\u2019s doing a pirouette. Get the Bananas off my TV!\u201d<\/p>\n

Other viewers on X also blasted the Bananas\u2019 grand performance. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an abomination and blasphemy against baseball,\u201d one person wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey turned the ESPYS into a halftime show,\u201d another posted.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood thing I\u2019m not watching. I would\u2019ve turned it off instantly,\u201d another user said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRuining baseball tbh. Kids all dressing like clowns on the field these days with egos to boot,\u201d someone else wrote.<\/p>\n

However, other fans rushed to defend the Bananas, who brought their show to Yankee Stadium for the second straight year in April.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s sad how many sports fans lack self awareness. Like this is an event sponsored by Disney that celebrates adults who are the best at playing GAMES!! Lmaoo have a little fun and go Bananas!!\u201d one fan wrote.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think it\u2019s amazing. It could be the single cheesiest thing I\u2019ve ever seen. It\u2019s a perfect self meme. Move over Ashley Simpson,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n

The ESPYs, hosted by \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d star Marcello Hernandez, moved from Los Angeles to New York this year, with performances from Slick Rick, Ghostface Killah and De La Soul also featured during the broadcast.<\/p>\n

ABC has televised the ESPYs every year since 2015, except in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the show to air on ESPN instead.<\/p>\n

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was among the night\u2019s biggest winners, taking home Best NBA Player, Best Championship Performance and Best Athlete in Men\u2019s Sports before the Knicks capped the night by winning Best Team.<\/p>\n

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