Return of the Clowns

Return of the Clowns (2026) is a documentary film directed by Blake Foeman.

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.

Cast

Doug Glanville

Narrator

Jesse Cole

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Jackie Bradley Jr.

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Emily Cole

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Mo'ne Davis

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Bob Kendrick

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Bill Leroy

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Eric Byrnes

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Phil Dixon

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Mamie Johnson

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Russell Paterson

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Bill Heward

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