Savannah Bananas baseball player Robert Anthony Cruz has gone viral after he face planted during a backflip on live TV
Watch the viral video of Robert Anthony Cruz, which is making the rounds on the internet after the 26-year-old baseball player had a mishap during a live broadcast. Not aware of the viral meme worthy video? Fret not, here is everything.
Who is Robert Anthony Cruz as video of Savannah Bananas baseball player face planting during backflip goes viral on live TV
BREAKING: CNN Guest Eats Floor Mid-Backflip — The Most Accurate Representation of the Network Yet. 😆
Savannah Bananas star Robert Anthony Cruz tried to backflip live on CNN… and faceplanted harder than their ratings.
And somehow, it still wasn’t the most embarrassing thing… pic.twitter.com/NnIomvlPAC
— Kristin Sokoloff (@ksoklower48) July 24, 2025
Earlier, during a live broadcast on July 24, 2025, age 26 Savannah Bananas baseball player Robert Anthony Cruz failed to do a backflip and now the viral video has taken over the social media platforms, especially X/Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram like a storm.
As aforesaid, during a live broadcast of CNN, the baseball player of Savannah Bananas, a team which is widely known for their on-field acrobatics, failed to perform a backflip and a clip of the incident has now taken over the internet as people are surely liking this funny mishap.
Meanwhile, Cruz himself has now came forward as he laughed at his own failed attempt.
WATCH: Savannah Bananas’ Robert Anthony Cruz Falls During Live CNN Backflip Attempt – Anchors Left Stunned 👀 pic.twitter.com/D5RFnyTh8j
— MAGAgeddon (@MAGAgeddon) July 24, 2025
What Did Robert Anthony Cruz Say?
Addressing his failed attempt on July 24, 2025, the American baseball player, took to his official Instagram account which goes by the name @coach.rac, wherein he has garnered 758K followers, and shared a story.
In his Instagram story, the baseball player told his fans to laugh as much as they can. In his viral story, Cruz can be heard saying, “Hey guys, you have my full permission to laugh,” while adding that he himself is laughing out loud as he watched his failed attempt and that he can’t control himself as “With the sound, it’s crazy.”
Though he took the failed moment as humorously, the player also explained what had happened at the time. In his defense, the player mentioned that he had done like “10s of 1000s of backflips in my life,” while adding that “I do flips all the time – while catching a ball.”
However, the difference can be as athlete himself noted, that he is used to do acrobatics on a field and not on a television studio.
Impressive backflip catch from Robert Anthony Cruz of The Savannah Bananaspic.twitter.com/EaPOO3AMgt
— The Random Guy (@RandomTheGuy_) July 24, 2025
About Robert Anthony Cruz
For the unsure, Robert Anthony Cruz is a baseball player, who plays for Savannah Bananas. He was born on September 16, 1998, in United States. Though the exact place of his birth isn’t available, at the time of writing this piece.
While growing up, the player reportedly did gymnastics. Reports claim that, Cruz played college baseball for Biola University and has worked as a coach for Diamond Kinetics. The 6 feet 1 inches tall is married to Gigi Cruz, with whom he walked down the aisle in 2021.