My Favorite Baseball-Related Songs

by James Vlietstra

January

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I was recently driving on a long road trip.  I had my music playlist on shuffle. I have to say, I have one of the most diverse libraries of songs you could imagine.  From Disney kids songs, to Church hymns, to gangster rap and everything in between. During one particular stretch of driving, I heard several baseball themed songs.  That was ironic because I was on my way to watch my son play collegiate baseball. 

I got to thinking, what are some of the greatest baseball songs of all time?  So that night in the hotel, I started thinking about some of my favorite baseball-related songs. 

Today, I am going to share my top 20 songs with you. 

Please feel free to share your favorites with me.

20. This Used to be my playground by Madonna from A League Of Their Own soundtrack

19. Narco by Timmy Trumpet Edwin Diaz entry music

18. Hells Bells by ACDC Trevor Hoffman entry music

17. Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond  A Fenway Stadium staple

16. Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen

15. YMCA by The Village People  Yankees 6th Inning Grounds Crew performance

14. The Natural by Randy Newman From the Natural soundtrack

13. Cotton Eyed Joe by the RedNex A Yankee Stadium 7th Inning stretch staple

12. Welcome To The Jungle by Guns N Roses A Yankee Stadium opponent pitching change hype song

11. Wild Thing by the Troggs From the Major League soundtrack

10. Joltin' Joe DiMaggio by Les Brown Wrote in the summer of 1941 about the greatest star of the era

9.  Black Betty by Ram Jam  A Yankee Stadium hype song classic

8.  Boys of Summer by Don Henley

7.  Take Me Out To The Ballgame by Edward Meeker  A 7th inning stretch staple everywhere

6.  We Will Rock You/ We Are The Champions by Queen  Almost 50 years after its release and still in every Little League dugout across America

5.  Talkin Baseball by Terry Cashman    One word: Nostalgia

4.  Theme from New York New York by Frank Sinatra  Ballgame over. The Yankees Win!!!

3.  Gathering Crowds by John Scott  The Theme song from 1980s This Week In Baseball

2.  Enter Sandman by Metallica  The entry song to baseball's most dominant closer, Mariano Rivera

1.  Centerfield by John Fogerty  The theme song to every spring

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