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The Texas Rangers are World Series champions after a 5-0 Game 5 shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks. A pitching gem from Nathan Eovaldi and some clutch top-of-the-order hitting helped make history for the 62-year-old franchise. Shortstop Corey Seager was named World Series MVP, becoming just the second position player after Reggie Jackson to win the award multiple times. Seager was previously named World Series MVP with the Dodgers in 2020. Furthermore, Game 5 came exactly 13 years after the Rangers lost the 2010 World Series to the Giants. In a twist of fate, then-Giants manager Bruce Bochy was the one to lead the Rangers to this year’s title.

Beyond a 9-1 drubbing in Game 2, the Rangers were in firm control of the World Series from start to finish. Arizona was never able to find a consistent answer to the Rangers, especially the team’s penchant for late-inning heroics. Furthermore, the Rangers were unstoppable on the road throughout the playoffs. They went a perfect 11-0 away from Globe Life Field.

Rangers Make History

THE TEXAS RANGERS ARE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS! pic.twitter.com/hhHYTSrp4S

— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) November 2, 2023

“We’ve just got a group of winners. When the bus driver’s driving slow, we tell him, `Hey man, you know you’re driving a group of winners,’ so we believed it through and through. Maybe we struggled at home, but we got it done on the road, and we’ve got a special group,” first baseman Nathaniel Lowe said after the shutout win. Meanwhile, starter Nathan Eovaldi, 5-0 on the postseason, praised the team effort. “I kind of joked around: I don’t know how many rabbits I have in my hat. I didn’t really do a great job tonight in attacking the zone. But our defense, incredible again.”

With the Rangers’ win, just five MLB teams remain without a World Series title. The Rockies, Brewers, Mariners, Padres, and Rays are all without a Fall Classic trophy. Furthermore, the Mariners remain the only team in the league without a World Series appearance. However, with the World Series decided, the league turns to an equally historic offseason. Leading the free agency class is Japanese phenom Shohei Ohtani, who is widely expected to leave the Angels and pursue a winning culture.

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Corey Seager, Jeremy Pena, Bryce Harper, Evan Longoria MLB player walk up songs — Getty Image/Merle Cooper

The start of the 2023 MLB Playoff season brought plenty of surprises, but that’s what the playoffs are about right? The top seeds in both the AL and the NL were sent home as the Baltimore Orioles were swept 3-0 by the Texas Rangers and the Atlanta Braves, a team that logged 104 wins this season, were also sent packing after losing 3-1 to the Philadelphia Phillies. The pennant race is officially underway thanks to game one of the ALCS, which went down on October 15. The Texas Rangers are up against the Houston Astros with the Rangers up 1-0 after their Sunday night win. On the flip side, the Arizona Diamondbacks are up against the Philadelphia Phillies with game one set to go down on October 16.

Both the Phillies and the Rangers have been cruising through the playoffs with unofficial team anthems that have proven to be a rallying cry for the players and their fans. For the Phillies is Tiesto and Calum Scott’s “Dancing on My Own,” and for the Rangers, it’s Creed’s “Higher.” However, these aren’t the only songs getting players in the right mindset for these pressure-filled playoff games.

Here’s a list of the walkup songs that get each player on the remaining playoff teams pumped before an at-bat.

ALCS

Texas Rangers

Marcus Semien (R) 2B: KB & Brandon Lake — “Graves”

Corey Seager (L) SS: Rvshvd — “For The Streets”

Mitch Garver (R) DH: David Bowie — “Fame”

Adolis Garcia (R) RF: Lecrae — “Spread The Opps”

Evan Carter (L) LF: Led Zeppelin — “Kashmir”

Jonah Heim (S) C: Russell Dickerson — “Home Sweet”

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B: Naked And Famous — “Young Blood”

Josh Jung (R) 3B: Red Hot Chili Peppers — “Can’t Stop”

Leody Taveras (S) CF: Juan Luis Guerra — “Las Avispas”

Max Scherzer (R) P: Ludacris — “Last Of A Dying Breed” Feat. Lil Wayne

Nathan Eovaldi (R) P: Gary Clark Jr. — “Come Together”

Jordan Montgomery (L) P: 50 Cent — “Back Down”

Jon Gray (R) P: White Zombie — “Thunderkiss ’65”

Dane Dunning (R) P: Motley Crue — “Kickstart My Heart”

Houston Astros

Jose Altuve (R) 2B: El Alfa — “Le Doy 20 Mil” Feat. Prince Royce

Alex Bregman (R) 3B: Boosie Badazz — “Set It Off”

Yordan Alvarez (L) DH: Mike Jones — “Still Tippin”

Jose Abreu (R) 1B: Willy Chirino — “Pa’Lante”

Kyle Tucker (L) RF: Travis Scott — “Escape Plan”

Chas McCormick (R) LF: Caleb Gordon — “Rocky Road Pt. 2”

Mauricio Dubon (R) CF: Grup Frontera — “No Se Va (En Vivo)”

Jeremy Peña (R) SS: Nelly — “Grillz”

Justin Verlander (R) P: Eminem — “Til I Collapse” Feat. Nate Dogg

Frambler Valdez (L) P: Myke Towers — “Maltida Envidia”

Cristian Javier (R) P: Juan Luis Guerra — “Las Avispas”

Hunter Brown (R) P: Red Hot Chili Peppers — “Can’t Stop”

Jose Urquidy (R) P: Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizarraga — “El Corrdio De Mazatlan”

NLCS

Philadelphia Phillies

Kyle Schwarber (L) DH: Waka Flocka Flame — “Grove St. Party,” Bone Thugs N Harmony — “Thuggish Ruggish Bone,” Lakeside — “Fantastic Voyage,” and “Living Colour — “Cult Of Personality”

Trea Turner (R) SS: Tiesto — “Lay Low” & Future — “Look Ahead”

Bryce Harper (L) 1B: Moby — “Flower,” Morgan Wallen — “I Wrote The Book,” Bazzi — “Paradise,” and Nelly — “Ride Wit Me”

Alex Bohm (R) 3B: Kanye West — “Famous”

Bryson Stott (L) 2B: Tai Verdes — “AOK”

J.T. Realmuto (R) C: NEEDTOBREATHE — “Money & Fame”

Nick Castellanos (R) RF: Drake — “Over My Dead Body”

Brandon Marsh (L) LF: Lil Uzi Vert — “444+222” & “Pluto To Mars”

Johan Rojas (R) CF: El Alfa & Yaisel LM — “El Dueno De Lo Croky”

Zack Wheeler (R) P: Alice N Chains — “Rooster”

Aaron Nola (R) P: Newsboys — “I Am Second”

Ranger Suarez (L) P: Kid Cudi — “Mr. Rager”

Taijuan Walker (R) P: Moneybagg Yo — “Me Vs. Me”

Cristopher Sanchez (L) P: Jey One — “Socorro”

Arizona Diamondbacks

Corbin Carroll (L) 2B: Metro Boomin — “Overdue” Feat. Travis Scott

Ketel Marte (S) 2B: CJ — “Replica” Feat. El Alfa & Bad Bunny — “Tití Me Preguntó”

Tommy Pham (R) 2B: Young Thug — “Digits”

Christian Walker (R) 2B: Travis Scott — “Goosebumps” & Morgan Wallen — “Me On Whiskey”

Gabriel Moreno (R) 2B: Rauw Alejandro — “Desesperados”

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R) 2B: N/A

Alek Thomas (L) 2B: Lil Wayne — “A Milli”

Evan Longoria (R) 2B: Tantric — “Down And Out”

Gerlado Perdomo (S) 2B: Waka Flocka Flame — “No Hands” Feat. Roscoe Dash & Wale; 50 Cent — “In Da Club”

Zac Gallen (R) 2B: Lil Wayne — “Let The Beat Build”

Merrill Kelly (R) 2B: M.O.P. — “Ante Up (Robin Hoodz Theory)”

Brandon Pfaadt (R) 2B: N/A

Ryne Nelson (R) 2B: N/A

Tommy Henry (L) 2B: N/A

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