LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A former Division I baseball player from Las Vegas is preparing to tryout for the wildly popular Savannah Bananas this Saturday, combining his athletic skills with viral social media content that caught the team's attention.

WATCH | Meet John Howard Bobo, a Las Vegas candidate for the Savannah Bananas Las Vegas baseball player tries out for viral Savannah Bananas team after TikTok rap goes viral

John Howard Bobo, 24, who played for Basic High School and later at the College of Southern Nevada, has turned heads with both his baseball abilities and his "Banana Rap" videos that went viral on TikTok.

"Soon as I sent it, they invited me to the trial. The next day, wow," Bobo said.

The viral content that caught the Savannah Bananas' eye includes his "Banana Bo 2" rap son

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