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- Rick 'Wild Thing' Vaughn (and Mitch Williams and James Karinchak): 'Wild Thing' — X. While ballpark entrance music and walk-up songs had been used prior to the release of Major League, the classic 1989 film popularized the usage of walkout songs, which became a trend that quickly swept through Major League Baseball.
- Mariano Rivera: 'Enter Sandman' — Metallica. Rivera somehow became 'The Sandman', despite sharing the walkout song with another elite relief pitcher from his own era!
- Edwin Diaz: 'Narco' — Blasterjaxx, Timmy Trumpet. 'Narco' is the epitome of a 'ballpark experience.' The drums start pounding and you know somebody is lurking.
- Eric Gagne: 'Welcome to the Jungle' — Guns 'n Roses. Something about this song mixed with just how dominant Gagne was for a period of time in the early to mid-2000s makes this track wildly intimidating.
- “Wake Up” by Rage Against The Machine – Aroldis Chapman, Yankees
- “Bad to The Bone” by George Thorogood – Dennis Eckersley and Goose Gossage
- “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” by Dropkick Murphys – Jonathan Papelbon
- “Hells Bells” by AC/DC – Trevor Hoffman
- “Enter Sandman” by Metallica – Mariano Rivera
When you are able to throw 105 miles per hour, you need to have a good song. Before the song plays, a loud fire siren rings through the stadium. This is followed by the heavy guitar riff of “Wake Up” by Rage Against the Machine. While the song isn’t necessarily the most popular, it fits directly into the type of player that Chapman is. For anyone t...
This is a classic song for two classic closers. “Bad to the Bone” is one of the most macho songs written of all-time, and it can be intimidating to hear as the opposing pitcher warms up. There is a reason, then, that two of the greatest closers of all-time sported the song. Between the two of them, they sport 700 total career saves. They revolution...
While Papelbon didn’t quite have the same length and quality of career as the other players on this list, his song was just as good. He embraced the Boston culture during his time with the team. After the Red Sox won their first World Series in 86 years, the city was beaming with pride. When Papelbon solidified himself as the team’s closer in 2006,...
In order to have the second most saves of all-time; you must have some kind of iconic song to run in to. Trevor Hoffman did not lack in that requirement. When the former career saves leader entered the game, he was greeted by the booming instrumental of “Hells Bells.” The lofty bells and striking guitar set the tone as Hoffman would run up to the m...
When setting out to rank the best closer songs, there is a clear number one. It is difficult to get any better than “Enter Sandman,” the song that Mariano Rivera sportedthroughout his career. Given that Rivera is the greatest closer of all-time, the song is more than fitting. He was an expert at putting opposing hitters to sleep at the plate, carvi...
Jan 24, 2018 · Hoffman said it didn't occur until about the fifth time he walked out to the song for it to feel right. "It took a little bit of time," Hoffman said. "One it shocked the heck out of me...
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Jul 30, 2018 · Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman talks about walking out from the bullpen to "Hells Bells" by AC/DC and how the song took on a life of its own.
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