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Jackson Olson<\/strong> might be fearless about his love for Taylor Swift<\/strong>\u2019s music now, but before the Savannah Bananas, he knew all too well it might be trouble if his teammates or baseball scouts found out about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you asked anyone on my college baseball team or high school baseball team, who is the least likely person to play for the Savannah Bananas, it would be me. I was the last person that would ever, ever, ever, ever do something like this, because I was the most focused, driven baseball player ever. I only cared about baseball. I only cared about getting better and working out and getting to the next level,\u201d he exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em> on Friday, May 1, while promoting his partnership with the all-sports app called BZZR.<\/p>\n

This is why Olson, 28, thought it\u2019d be best to keep his admiration for Swift, 36, bottled up. That is, until he found himself on the Savannah Bananas. Never in his wildest dreams did the baseball player think his peers could tolerate his love for the Grammy winner \u2014 or his passion for the wonderful world of Disney.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo think that now I\u2019m getting recognized for dancing, for liking Taylor Swift, for liking Disney, that is something that I just never thought. Like, I used to love those things. I loved Taylor Swift, I loved Disney in college [and] in high school, but I never said anything, because I\u2019m like, \u2018No, I\u2019m a baseball player. I can\u2019t let people know. What if a scout finds out that I like Taylor Swift? For some reason, it felt like that would be the reason why I wouldn\u2019t get drafted,\u201d Olson explained. \u201cAnd then I realized later down the line, like, \u2018Oh my gosh, people are recognizing me for the videos that I\u2019m making [and] for the way I make them feel. So it was really weird at first, but now it reminds me [that] what I\u2019m doing is actually very positive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Olson played college baseball \u2014 first at the University of Hartford in Connecticut, followed by a stint at Stetson University in Florida \u2014 before joining the Savannah Bananas as the third baseman.<\/p>\n

The team is based out of Savannah, Georgia, with players doing a unique variation of baseball known as Banana Ball.<\/p>\n

Besides their ball skills, the Savannah Bananas are known for their showmanship, dance routines, sketches and fan participation between and often during innings.<\/p>\n

They have a huge following worldwide thanks to their infectious, feel-good performances and personalities. Players can\u2019t go anywhere without being recognized, something that Olson said he never gets tired of.<\/p>\n

He recalled one specific moment two years ago after a long day of playing. It was around 11 p.m., and he had been signing autographs after the game when he noticed three young fans still waiting to meet him.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m exhausted. I\u2019m like, \u2018I need to go to sleep.\u2019 And this woman walks by me on my left side, and goes, \u2018Do you ever get tired of this?\u2019 I looked at her, and I couldn\u2019t find her,\u201d Olson told Us<\/em>. \u201cI remember thinking to myself, \u2018No, I never get tired of this. Because I looked in line [and] there were three kids. The first kid had autographs all over his body, and he had one area left on his chest for me to sign. Then the next girl had a sign that said, \u2018Jackson, let me make a TikTok with [you].\u2019 These kids waited for an hour and a half, by the way, and the third little girl had a bracelet that said, \u2018Olson number eight on it.\u2019<\/p>\n

After spotting the children, Olson remembered thinking, \u201cNo, I never get tired of this. That was the moment where I\u2019m like, \u2018No. I will never, ever, ever take this for granted because those three kids waited an hour and a half to meet me, when they could have easily just gone home. It was a Thursday. They had school the next day, but their parents were in the corner, like, \u2018I want to let my kids experience this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

When Olson isn\u2019t playing baseball or being a viral sensation on TikTok, he\u2019s thinking about his next steps and opportunities.<\/p>\n

BZZR is his most recent venture. The app cuts out all the noise for sports fans, letting them focus on the content of their choosing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s literally just sports with verified people. You don\u2019t have to worry about seeing politics. You don\u2019t have to worry about seeing anything else that you don\u2019t like, and it\u2019s just sports for sports fans,\u201d Olson explained.<\/p>\n

His favorite feature of the app is the side cast.<\/p>\n

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\u201cObviously, I\u2019m going to have a side cast, and we\u2019re going to be able to watch baseball games, MLB games, and talk about them, kind of like the Eli and Peyton Manning cast,\u201d Olson shared. \u201cI think that\u2019s really cool because people are going to see a different side of me.\u201d<\/p>\n

He teased, \u201cWe\u2019re going to be able to talk about random things. We\u2019re going to be able to talk about whatever under the sun we want to talk about, but also while commenting on the actual game play that\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Olson is keeping busy in his work and personal life.<\/p>\n

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