It really tripped me up to see the same song (“God’s Gonna Cut You Down”) used four times in 2016 and three times in 2019. The most interesting thing to me is the continued use of Johnny Cash. In 2016, the Nationals were the most metal team, but that title now belongs to the Blue Jays.
Drake was the most popular artist, with Daddy Yankee and El Alfa on the list back then as well. Rap/hip-hop topped the genre list in 2016 as well, though by a greater margin. There are some interesting similarities and differences between the data from the 2016 season and 2019’s selections. And three Angels, Yankees, and Athletics players use songs by Travis Scott. There are 15 teams who have Led Zeppelin represented on their rosters across 18 players. Thirty players chose 14 different Bad Bunny songs for their trips to the plate. (“Flower” by Moby has been his go-to for years.) But many players switch things up every year, or have multiple songs depending on the game situation they even have the option to flip during the season. Some players, like Bryce Harper, have the same song from season to season. Song choices are pretty varied, and they can change with every season. Perhaps it needs to carry some meaning for them maybe they just want a good song. After all, what gets a player in the right mindset to go up to the plate is a matter of personal taste. (Don’t laugh - I know you sing along to “Life is a Highway” any time you hear it.) I want to know why five players needed a hype song and ended up with Johnny Cash.īut maybe walk-up songs aren’t just about beats per minute. You could go with Carrie Underwood or Dolly Parton or Rascal Flatts. When I think of hype-up music, there are several country artists who have appropriate jams.
“Burning Man” by Dierks Bentley is the most popular, but that’s not the interesting thing about this list. Only 8% of walk-up songs are country tunes. Those listed under “other” include salsa, classical, and soundtrack music. It does! The top genre is rap/hip-hop, while house music rounds out the bottom with 11 songs. Does the league as a whole demonstrate the same musical range the Nats do? Using that, I was able to break players’ selections down by genre. MLB maintains a database of players’ chosen walk-up music. I decided to do an analysis of player walk-up songs, building off a similar “study” conducted by Meg Rowley in 2016, back when she was at Baseball Prospectus. I remembered a wide variety of music from my days at Nats Park, and it got me wondering whether that variety was reflected throughout the rest of baseball. Go to any ballgame and you will hear a dozen different walk-up songs, spanning musical genres from reggaeton to pop to metal. It should be a jam that both hypes them up and won’t be annoying when played three or more times a day. A walk-up song is a crucial decision, one that could follow a player throughout the season. However, the best tunes are always chosen by the players themselves. Music is an integral part of a baseball game it’s played between at-bats, after a run is scored, and also between innings. I was a Nationals season-plan holder for two years, and amid all the wins and losses, one thing in the game remained a constant delight: walk-up songs.
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