A Savannah Bananas player attempted a daring backflip during a CNN interview, only to faceplant spectacularly during the live broadcast.

An attempted backflip on live television did not go well Thursday for one Savannah Bananas player, to the shock of a studio anchor.

Robert Anthony Cruz said he had to get some stitches after flopping a backflip on live television, but quipped, 'The dad lore is gonna go crazy.'

With walk-off dance battles, fans catching foul balls for outs, and players sprinting on stilts, Banana Ball is rewriting the rulebook and America is