When Mariano Rivera jogged in from the Yankee Stadium bullpen, the first two notes of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" hit before he was halfway across the warning track. The crowd stood up. Opposing ...

Ah, the walk-up song. Baseball isn’t exactly known as the most individualistic of sports. Sure, a pitcher is on the mound alone. The batter is in the box alone. But it’s only been since 2021 that ...

No American sport has been given such a consistent musical soundtrack than baseball. Going back to 1908 when Take Me Out To the Ball Game was written, the game and its players have inspired music from ...

There’s been more than a few songs written about baseball. I wrote a more expansive piece several years ago, but for this essay, I’ll just concentrate on a few selections. There are classics like ...