Peters went deep against the Rangers to make it 5 straight games with a home run, tying a White Sox mark shared by a list that includes Frank Thomas, Paul Konerko, Carlos Lee, Greg Luzinski, Ron Kittle and, as of this year, Munetaka Murakami. That's the company a rookie centerfielder is keeping right now, and it's not a fluke stretch — Peters has been doing this all season.
Tristan “Banana Bonds” Peters has now hit a HR in FIVE STRAIGHT GAMES
The nickname is doing a lot of work here. "Banana Bonds" is a nod to Peters actually suiting up for the Savannah Bananas back in 2021 as a collegiate summer-league gig, long before anyone in Chicago knew his name. Traded to the White Sox from Tampa Bay in December, Peters didn't get his first MLB hit until March 28 and his first homer until May 17 — a slow burn that's turned into the best storyline on the South Side. Since then he's hit for the cycle against the A's, mashed a grand slam, made the All-Star team as a late injury replacement, and now this.
Barstool's baseball accounts wasted no time piling on the bit, with one calling him "the hottest bat alive right now" and running it back with footage from the same swing that's been all over the timeline since the ball left the yard.
TRISTAN PETERS HAS HOMERED IN 5 STRAIGHT GAMES THE SAVANAH BANANA IS THE HOTTEST BAT ALIVE RIGHT NOW
None of that is a real Savannah Bananas connection beyond the origin story — the "Savanah Banana" bit is just the internet running with a nickname, not a claim he's back playing show-league ball. What's real is a Canadian outfielder who bounced through the Brewers, Giants and Rays systems before finally sticking with the White Sox, wearing No. 29, and turning into the guy the whole roster is feeding off. Five straight games with a homer for a rookie isn't just a hot streak, it's the kind of stretch that gets your name etched next to Frank Thomas whether you're ready for it or not.
The MLB record for consecutive games with a homer is 8, shared by Ken Griffey Jr., Don Mattingly and Dale Long — a mark that's suddenly not totally out of the conversation if Peters keeps swinging the banana bat like this. The White Sox aren't going anywhere in the standings this year, but Peters chasing history game by game is about as fun as it gets down the stretch, and Barstool's crew is clearly locked in for whatever comes next.