The Banana Ball World Tour comes to Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin for a three-day bonanza starting Thursday after selling out Yankee Stadium last weekend. This is the third time the league has visited Las Vegas. This time the “home team” Party Animals will take on the Loco Beach Coconuts in three games in three nights. Here’s five things you need to know about the once barnstorming promotion that has become one of the biggest draws in American sports. What is Banana Ball? Banana Ball is baseball with a twist. After founders Jesse and Emily Cole saw their team, the Savannah Bananas, struggling for ticket sales in a college summer league, they started their mission to make baseball fun again, creating a unique rule set and entertainment spectacle with fans at the forefront. The Bananas are famous for their on-field antics, choreographed dances and acrobatic backflip catches in the outfield — just one of several ways players engage a crowd.…