By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
John Cena is known for being a professional wrestler and an actor. Now, he can add baseball player to his resume.
Albeit it being a short-lived appearance. He made the appearance in Tampa, Florida.
Cena, the 16-time World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Heavyweight Champion, joined the Savannah Bananas on Saturday for their baseball game. The Bananas are a touring baseball team known for their antics, similar to the Harlem Globetrotters in basketball.
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The future Hall of Famer is the latest celebrity to come out and be a member of the Bananas team.
During his appearance, Cena took an at-bat following his Introduction. The announcer said that it was Cena’s first time playing baseball since he was 15 years old.
Initially, Cena took a normal approach to his at-bat. However, seconds later, as the video shows, he crouched down.
Eventually, he was struck out. The announcer said that the pitcher was previously in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Following the strikeout, Cena rushed the mound. Instead of attacking the pitcher, he celebrated with the pitcher.
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“Tampa Bay, we wouldn’t want to kick off the 2024 season anywhere else!,” The Savannah Bananas said in a Facebook post. “From World Series Champ Nick Swisher taking an at bat to WWE legend John Cena making his Bananaland debut, it was a weekend to remember.
We jammed out to Noah Kahan and danced the night away to some MJ. We love you bunches, Tampa Bay. We’ll see you next weekend, Peoria!”
The 46-year-old has been a wrestler since May 11th, 1999. According to cagematch.net, Cena has won nearly 2,000 matches in his career.
Last year, Cena won six out of his eight matches. He had returned to the WWE due to the filmmakers’ strike.
He has not returned to the company to fight this year.
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