Here's every Texas Rangers player's walk-up song for the 2024 MLB season

by 24USATVMarch 29, 2024, midnight 24
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Few understand the power of a sports soundtrack than the man behind the Rangers' music at Globe Life Field: Chris Statzer, professionally known as DJ CStatz.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — One clear takeaway from the Texas Rangers' epic 2023 World Series title run is that music can indeed be a magical thing.

Look no farther than just how integrated Creed's music became in that team's lore during the stretch for proof.

Perhaps no one understands this better than the man behind the music at Globe Life Field. Chris Statzer, professionally known as DJ CStatz, is now entering his second year as the DJ for the Texas Rangers after having previously worked in the same capacity as the in-stadium music director for the Frisco Roughriders, the Rangers' Double-A affiliate.

As Statzer told us when we interviewed him at the start of the 2023 season when he was fresh to his role, he takes his role quite seriously.

During Rangers games, Statzer plays almost any music a fan will hear, curing up everything from pregame tracks (upbeat tracks for Rangers batting practices, slow and drawn-out music for their opponent) and players' walk-up songs to, yes, even stadium-wide Creed singalongs.

As the action unfurls on the field below, Statzer sits in a booth near the press box level and communicates via video to longtime public address announcer Chuck Morgan, who is perched closer to the field. Statzer and Morgan, along with the rest of the club's production crew, work in tandem to create a ballpark experience for Rangers fans.

He also collaborates with the Rangers' players themselves on the songs player when they're walking up to the plate of the pitchers' mound. Players relay through clubhouse staffers the songs they want to hear -- even the parts, down to the exact timecode -- to Statzer, who cuts the audio and keeps an updated spreadsheet of each player's song selection, which can often change throughout the season.

Heading into his second year on the job, Statzer says he's hyped to keep providing the soundtrack for a winning team.

"I’m excited to be back for my second season with the team -- and as freaking defending champs," he said. "After winning something like that, you know that all eyes are going to be on every aspect. So [fans can] certainly expect some brand new sights and sounds as we head into this season!"

Statzer was also kind enough to share with WFAA every player on the team's confirmed walk-up song selections heading into the 2024 MLB season -- that he's confirmed ahead of the season opener, anyway.

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