Savannah Bananas

Derek Klena — Banana Ball Stats & Bio

#24 · RHP/ENT · West Covina, CA

Derek Klena combines Broadway performance with a return to baseball for the Savannah Bananas. His college baseball background made the move more than a celebrity cameo.

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TeamSavannah Bananas

PositionRHP/ENT

Jersey#24

HometownWest Covina, CA

Derek Klena's 2026 Banana Ball stats

Choose a competition to see Derek Klena's numbers.

World Tour · Pitching

G22Games pitched

GS0Games started

IP5.1Innings pitched

W1Wins

L0Losses

SV0Saves

K1Strikeouts

ERA21.94Earned run average

World Tour · Fielding

TPO0Trick-play outs

TPM0Trick plays missed

E0Errors

Stats: Official Banana Ball statistics · Updated Oct 29, 2026 9:20 AM UTC. Competitions are shown separately.

Derek Klena's recent games

Latest games with recorded individual stats in World Tour.

2026-09-26Savannah Bananas at Texas Tailgaters →

0.1 IP · 0 K · 0 ER

2026-09-18Texas Tailgaters at Savannah Bananas →

0.1 IP · 0 K · 1 ER

2026-08-29Savannah Bananas at Loco Beach Coconuts →

0.0 IP · 0 K · 2 ER

2026-08-22Loco Beach Coconuts at Savannah Bananas →

0.0 IP · 0 K · 1 ER

2026-08-14Indianapolis Clowns at Savannah Bananas →

0.0 IP · 0 K · 2 ER

2026-08-07Savannah Bananas at Loco Beach Coconuts →

0.1 IP · 0 K · 1 ER

2026-07-24Savannah Bananas at Firefighters →

1.0 IP · 0 K · 0 ER

2026-07-04Firefighters at Savannah Bananas →

0.1 IP · 0 K · 0 ER

2026-06-27Savannah Bananas at Party Animals →

0.0 IP · 0 K · 1 ER

2026-06-19Savannah Bananas at Indianapolis Clowns →

0.1 IP · 0 K · 0 ER

A stage performer with baseball experience

Disney's account explains that composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul suggested Klena to Jesse Cole. Klena submitted an audition, then traveled to Savannah to demonstrate pitching and performing. As a teenager, he had already described a dream of playing professional baseball and singing the anthem before a game.