Using walk-up songs to build hype and commemorate legendary TV moments has been part of lore in American sports. It’s the entrance music that’s blasted for each player as they walk to the home plate to bat.
Players tend to pick a song that best compliments their personality and background. It may be because without a rousing walk-up song, you only get half the needed adrenaline from the audience for them to enjoy the game. So, here are 40 of the absolute best baseball walk up songs of all time that never disappoint.
Do Baseball Players Have Walk-Up Songs?
Yes, they do. This is also an opportunity for the players to show some of their individuality or represent their people with their walk-up song choice. Some players prefer rock and roll while others prefer more patriotic themes. It’s up to each player but the audience goes crazy for it.
Walk-up songs are common for all sports and entertainment shows in America like WWE. Some shows take it even further by giving each of their players a custom song. But not all baseball players take their walk-up song seriously. It’s only 15-30 seconds long, and the real glory comes from hitting home runs. Nonetheless, showmanship is an important trait.
Most Popular Baseball Walk-Up Songs
Here are some of the most popular baseball walk up songs of all time. They’ve been used by players for years, sometimes for the entirety of their careers. It’s a rare but beautiful thing when a song matches a player’s energy, and these are the best examples.
#1. Ozzy Osbourne, “Crazy Train” — Chipper Jones
#2. Metallica, “Enter Sandman” — Mariano Rivera
#3. X, “Wild Thing” — Ricky Vaughn
#4. Jump Around, “House Of Pain” — Manny Parra, Brian Wilson
#5 Guns N’ Roses, “Welcome To The Jungle” — Randy Johnson
#6. The Lion King, “Circle Of Life” — Yoenis Cespedes
#7. The Notorious B.I.G., “Big Poppa” — David Ortiz
#8. Wham!, “Careless Whisper” — Josh Reddick
Baseball Walk-Up Songs for Youth
Baseball is an old sport with many old players, so there are a lot of songs younglings may not recognize. However, there are a few incredibly popular current songs and songs popular with young people that have been repurposed for baseball walk ups.
#9. Kendrick Lamar, “Humble” — Manny Machado
#10. DMX, “Party Up (Up in Here)” — Joe Kelly
#11. The White Stripes, “Seven Nation Army” — Stephen Strasburg
#12. 2Pac ft. Dr. Dre, “California Love” — Kenley Jansen
#13. AC/DC, “Thunderstruck” — John Smotlz, Noah Syndergaard
#14. Taylor Swift, “Bad Blood” — Anthony Rizzo
#15. The Outfield, “Your Love” — Charlie Blackmon
#16. Nelly, “Here Comes The Boom” — Randal Grichuk
Funny Baseball Walk-Up Songs
A lot of baseball players have an incredible sense of humor, and they like to show it by picking out songs that best exemplify their silliness. These songs have caused gales of laughter and uproar among fans.
#17. Will Smith, “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Theme Song” — Will Smith
#18. Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson Lopex, “Do You Want To Build A Snowman?” — Zach Walters
#19. DMX, “X Gon Give It To Ya” — Xavier Nady
#20. The Clash, “I Fought The Law” — Derek Law
#21. A-ha, “Take On Me” — Michael Morse
#22. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, “The Nutcracker Theme” — Adrian Beltre
#23. Ricky Martin, “Livin’ La Vida Loca” — Nick Swisher.
#24. Leslie Gore, “It’s My Party And I’ll Cry If I Want To” — Tony La Russa
Country Baseball Walk-Up Songs
A lot of players from countries like to use walk-up songs that are more connected with their country roots. Here are some of the most popular country music walk-ups used in baseball.
#25. The Cadillac Three, “The South” — Cameron Rupp
#26. Darius Rucker, “Wagon Wheel” — Bryce Harper
#27. Kip Moore, “I am To Blame” — Max Muncy
#28. Kip Moore, “Wild Ones” — Kyle Seager
#29. Johnny Cash, “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” — Lance Berkman
#30. Jason Aldean, “I Use What I Got” — Jon Lester
#31. Dierk Bentley, “Burning Man” — Chris Lanetta
#32. Sturgill Simpson, “It Ain’t All Flowers” — Wade Miley
Weird Baseball Walk-Up Songs
Here are some songs no one would’ve ever thought could be used for baseball walk ups one day.
#33. Ram Jam, “Black Betty” — Ian Kinsler
#34. Spongebob, “The Spongebob Theme Songs” — Carlos Gomez
#35. Jurassic Park, “Main Theme” — Brent Suter
#36. The Rembrandts, “I’ll Be There For You” — Wilmer Flores
#37. Beck, “Loser” — Derek Lowe
#38. Bananarama, “Cruel Summer” — Kelly Johnson
#39. Carly Rae Jespen, “Call Me Maybe” — Freddie Freeman
#40. Tool, “Stinkfist” — David Freese
