The Philadelphia Phillies' choice of walk up songs is leading Major League Baseball in one unflattering category.
The Philadelphia Phillies have had an up-and-down 2026 MLB season thus far. Entering Tuesday's matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of a three-game series, the team holds a 64-56 record.
On Monday, August 10, the Phillies were able to open their series against the Cardinals with a 6-5 win.
If the season were to end today, Philadelphia would be a playoff team. Currently, the squad holds the third Wild Card position in the National League race. However, the Wild Card race is hotly contested and there is not much room for error.
Over their last 10 games, the Phillies have compiled a 7-3 record.
With that being said, some interesting news has come out about Philadelphia. It has nothing to do with the Phillies' play on the field, but rather their choice of walk up music before at-bats.
According to Canada Sports Betting, who did an audit of all the walk up music around baseball, Philadelphia stands out as one of the most explicit team playlists in baseball.
Here is how the Phillies stack up against the rest of Major League Baseball.
- Explicit terms rank near the very top of Philly's overall lyrical frequency, with 2 of their top 15 words being explicit.
- The single most frequent word across Phillies walk-up tracks is "one" (27 songs out of 105), reflecting a heavy focus on being number one at the plate.
- High-intensity hip-hop tracks from artists like Lil Uzi Vert, Chief Keef, Freddie Gibbs, and Kanye West heavily fuel the team's pre-at-bat ritual.
- Across MLB, "one" reigns supreme as the #1 overall word (431 tracks), while Bad Bunny is the most selected artist league-wide (64 tracks).
Of course, this has no impact on what the team is doing on the field. Philadelphia still has work to do if it wants to punch a ticket to the MLB postseason.
Following the aggressive trade deadline acquisition of multi-time batting champion Luis Arraez, the Phillies' offense has been better. But, there are still clear issues that could derail the team's hope of a World Series run.
Next up for Philadelphia will be a matchup against St. Louis on Tuesday night at 7:45 p.m. ET. The Phillies are scheduled to start Carlos Sanchez, while the Cardinals will give the starting nod to Andre Pallante.
