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Here's every Texas Rangers player's walk-up song for the World Series -- and the DJ behind the music

We got the full list of Texas Rangers walk-up songs -- and we spoke with the guy who plays them.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers went from back-to-back 90-plus loss seasons to playing in the World Series. 

Their opponent, the Arizona Diamondbacks, underwent a similar turnaround after going 52-110 in 2021.

Keys to Texas' turnaround have been an explosive new offense and a world class manager. Oh, and their music choice has had an impact, too. It was revealed Texas started playing Creed songs in the second half of the season before games when they were struggling. Now, the phenomenon has taken over DFW – again. 

Aside from Creed, though, the players have their regular walk-up songs – all of which are played by Globe Life Field's new DJ. WFAA spoke with the man behind the music, Chris Statzer, known as DJ CStatz, back in April.

Statzer took the reigns from Michael "Grubes" Gruber, who is now producing "The Downbeat" afternoon drive show on 97.1 FM "The Freak."

Statzer is no stranger to Globe Life Field, or the Rangers. He's worked non-Rangers events at the ballpark, and he grew up going to games at the Ballpark in Arlington.

He was also the in-stadium music director for the Frisco Roughriders, the Rangers' Double-A affiliate. Statzer had worked for the Roughriders entertainment crew before going to college. When he came back home, he knew he wanted to be part of the club again.

"I've always loved the captivation of a crowd," Statzer said. "Music can drive the emotion and tell a story within a game."

During Rangers games, Statzer plays almost any music a fan will hear, from pregame tracks – upbeat for Rangers batting patting practice, slow and drawn out for their opponent – to ... players' walk-up songs and more recently Creed.

Statzer sits in a booth near the press box level, while he 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.

"The vibe, for me, is to have that traditional ballpark sound while also having the fun of a minor league game," Statzer said.

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Chris Statzer a.k.a DJ CStatz

The players very much pay attention to their songs.

Clubhouse staffers relay the players' song choices, including the exact moment the player wants to hear, to Statzer, who cuts the audio and keeps an updated spreadsheet of each player's song.

Some players, like Josh Jung or Adolis Garcia, will linger momentarily outside of the batter's box, as more of their song plays. Others, like Corey Seager, head straight to the box.

And some players will switch their songs throughout the season. When Statzer gets word from the clubhouse, he'll update his spreadsheet and cut the audio.

So without further adieu, here's the list (as it stands on Oct. 17):

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