A young slugger has the ultimate hype music when he walks up to bat. His anthem is a theme song that is breaking news and making headlines.

The song that you pick, we explained, should psych you up and tell the cheering crowd — because obviously they are cheering for you in this fantasy — something important about you.

There's no correct formula for a walk-up song, and for many St. Louis hitters, it's as simple as what sounds good or helps them get locked in when they step up to the plate. Others use their song ...

With umpire Joe West behind the plate, Dodgers players used songs from the longtime ump's two country albums as walk-up music during their first at-bats Sunday against the Braves.