Savannah Bananas star Jackson Olson joins Dancing

Jackson Olson made no secret of his need to compete on “Dancing with the Stars.”

He performs second base for the full of life Savannah Bananas, so dancing is already half of his job description.

He is also a social media influencer with 2.1 million TikTok followers and hasn’t been shy about utilizing the platform to marketing campaign for his dream gig.

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On Tuesday, ABC announced Olson as the latest contestant on the upcoming Season 35 of “Dancing with the Stars,” nicknamed “DWTS.” He joins the already-announced Maura Higgins of “Traitors” and “Love Island” and Ciara Miller of “Summer House” as rivals for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy, with more members yet to be revealed.

“I kind of manifested this whole thing and posted a couple TikToks last year just joking … never thinking that it was a possibility,” Olson said during a “Good Morning America” interview on Wednesday. “But when I posted it, I’m like, ‘Maybe there is a possibility.’ I saw some comments, I’m like, ‘OK, maybe this is possible.’”

A 28-year-old native of New Milford, Conn., Olson performed 5 years of school baseball at Hartford and Stetson, batting .273 with 171 hits, 62 RBIs and 5 home runs in 183 video games. His dancing profession didn’t actually start until he began taking part in for the Bananas — whose offbeat and entertaining model of baseball incorporates dancing and other shenanigans — in 2022.

“When I was a kid, I never thought any of this was possible, even playing for the Bananas or anything like that,” Olson said. “I was a shy kid that never danced, never put myself out there, never entertained, and found a passion for it.”

Athletes have been a staple of “DWTS” since the show started in 2005, with a number of sports activities stars rising as champions. They embody NFL gamers Emmitt Smith, Hines Ward, Donald Driver and Rashad Jennings; Olympians Apolo Anton Ohno, Kristi Yamaguchi, Shawn Johnson, Meryl Davis, Laurie Hernandez and Adam Rippon; IndyCar driver Hélio Castroneves; and NBA participant Iman Shumpert.

Derek Hough, a six-time “DWTS” champion as a skilled dancer who is now a choose on the show, might have let the cat considerably out of the bag in March. During an look at a Savannah Bananas sport at Angel Stadium, Hough began a dance routine by tossing a miniature mirrorball to Olson, who shrugged toward the digital camera.

“Can’t wait to see him trade home runs for heel leads and curveballs for cha-cha-cha,” Hough wrote on Instagram. “Let’s just hope he doesn’t slip on any ballroom banana peels, though, if he can dodge a fastball, he can handle a quickstep!”