Dodger pitcher Roki Sasaki's walkout music, "Bailalo Rocky," is the Latin hit of the fall

"So far this postseason, whenever Dodgers fans heard "Báilalo Rocky" ring through the loudspeakers, that meant two things were coming - pitcher Roki Sasaki was about to throw some vicious splitters in relief, and a Dodgers win was likely just a few outs away. Sasaki's walkout music has taken on a life of its own, in part because of the only-in-L.A. culture clash that has a sensational Japanese pitcher embracing a Latin club hit as he dominates the postseason."

"The version of the song Sasaki walks out to is by Dj Roderick and Dj Jose Gonzalez and vocalist Ariadne Arana (there's another popular version by Arana, the Dominican MC Yoan Retro and GMBeats Degranalo). The song is a super-infectious and chantable dembow-house track, and its Spanish hook - "¡Báilalo, Rocky! / Ta, ta, ta, ta / Suéltale, suéltale" - is an invitation for a guy to dance and cut loose."

"That's a left-field choice for a 23-year-old pitcher from Japan in his first year in L.A.. How did Sasaki discover it? Dodgers veteran second baseman Miguel Rojas turned him onto the song during spring training this year, where it became a dugout favorite. (The whole dugout is known to pound on the railing when the track comes on.) Sasaki started using it in April, before a four-month recovery from a right shoulder impingement."

Roki Sasaki uses "Báilalo Rocky" as his walkout music, and fans now associate the song with his dominant relief appearances and impending Dodgers wins. The specific version he uses is by Dj Roderick, Dj Jose Gonzalez and vocalist Ariadne Arana, with other popular variants circulating. The track is a dembow-house chant with a Spanish hook that calls someone to dance, but here it targets Sasaki as he faces batters. Miguel Rojas introduced the song to Sasaki during spring training, it became a dugout favorite, and Sasaki adopted it before a shoulder recovery interrupted his season.

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