Want walk-up song info? Let's go to the video board!
Credit: Newsday/Ben Dickson
New at Citi Field this year, the Mets displayed each player’s walk-up song on the video board when they came up to bat.
The Mets sent 10 batters to the plate against the Pirates in the first inning, nine who faced Paul Skenes before he was pulled after 37 pitches in two-thirds of an inning. Here were their walk-up songs:
- Francisco Lindor (first at-bat): “My Girl” by The Temptations
- Juan Soto: “Soldado” by Juan Luis Guerra
- Bo Bichette: “Money Trees” by Kendrick Lamar
- Jorge Polanco: “Nunca creyeron” by Wilmer Roberts
- Luis Robert Jr.: “Mi Nombre” by Bebeshito
- Brett Baty: “BOO” by H3adband
- Marcus Semien: “GOT A REASON” by KB
- Carson Benge: “Run This Town” by Jay-Z
- Francisco Alvarez: “tu no vive asi” by Bad Bunny and Arcangel
- Lindor (second at-bat): “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King
By Ben Dickson
Ben Dickson is Newsday Sports' general assignment reporter. He joined Newsday’s high school sports staff in 2023 after graduating from Maryland, where he covered several of the Terrapins' teams.
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