Return of the Clowns
In a new ESPN E60 special debuting on the Juneteenth holiday, a vibrant, deeply human, and joyfully cinematic documentary chronicles the extraordinary journey of the Indianapolis Clowns – once icons of Negro League baseball, now reborn for a new generation through the electric world of Banana Ball.
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- Craft · Drama · Tension
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In a new ESPN E60 special debuting on the Juneteenth holiday, a vibrant, deeply human, and joyfully cinematic documentary chronicles the extraordinary journey of the Indianapolis Clowns – once icons of Negro League baseball, now reborn for a new generation through the electric world of Banana Ball.
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- Release date
- Jun 19, 2026
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
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- Language
- English
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