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Pat Sajak's Daughter Cheers Jackson Olson at Bananas Game

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Long-distance relationships are tough enough without adding professional baseball schedules into the mix. But Maggie Sajak, 31, the daughter of famed Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak, is making it work with Jackson Olson, 28, a Savannah Bananas player—and she’s doing it with genuine enthusiasm.

On Sunday, May 10, Olson shared an adorable photo from Atlanta Truist Park showing him kissing his girlfriend on the forehead after a game during the 2026 Banana Ball World Tour. Sajak, dressed in team colors with a yellow top, beamed in the shot as Olson captioned it:“Bananas win… and so did we ☺️.”The couple’s teammates were quick to offer their support in the comments, with the lovebirds adding Taylor Swift’s“Opalite”to their Instagram Stories for extra romance.

This appearance comes just weeks after the couple hard-launched their relationship on April 21 at Disney World in Florida, where Olson posted“Applications closed✅”to confirm he was officially off the market. While he’s based in Georgia and she works as Wheel of Fortune’s social correspondent from Los Angeles, both are clearly committed to making the cross-country dynamic work. In an exclusive chat with Us Weekly on May 1, Olson gushed about how their different lifestyles haven’t dimmed their connection:“It’s really cool because we’re obviously living very different lives right now on the opposite side of the country, but we’re able to come together and just have an awesome relationship.”

What’s particularly sweet is how Olson has learned to handle the pressure of playing with someone he cares about in the stands. He joked that he used to stress about striking out in front of loved ones, but now that most people close to him have seen him play with the Bananas, he’s embraced the reality that baseball—especially Banana Ball—is about fun, not perfection.“If I play poorly, whatever, it’s life. We’re not playing for a World Series here,”he told Us. It’s a refreshingly grounded take on romance and athleticism, proving that sometimes the best relationships are the ones where both people can just be themselves.

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