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Since its release on streaming platforms in late June, B次元官网网址淥MGB次元官网网址� has become a hit for a , embraced on and off the field. The largely Spanish-language B次元官网网址淥MGB次元官网网址� is ubiquitous at Citi Field, while also raking in well over 2 million on-demand audio and video streams in the U.S. through Oct. 10, according to the music data and analytics company Luminate. On YouTube, the official music video has nearly 4.5 million views.

As the Mets Wednesday in the National League Championship Series against the B次元官网网址淥MGB次元官网网址� may continue to soar: On Friday, shared a remix of the song alongside Colombian singer Silvestre Dangond.

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The song is contemporary Latin pop, incorporating elements of reggaet贸n and tropical music B次元官网网址� pop sounds heard all over Latin America and the U.S., says music journalist and critic Gary Suarez, author of the newsletter.

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A sample lyric: B次元官网网址淣o tengo nada pero soy feliz,B次元官网网址� or B次元官网网址淚 have nothing but IB次元官网网址檓 happy.B次元官网网址�

Its bilingual chorus, too, allows B次元官网网址淥MGB次元官网网址� to appeal to a broad audience. B次元官网网址淥h my god! Dame sal煤d y prosperidad,B次元官网网址� the 34-year-old Cuban-born Iglesias sings. It translates to B次元官网网址淥h my god! Give me health and prosperity.B次元官网网址�

For a song like this is a long time coming. B次元官网网址淭here are so many Dominican, Puerto Rican, Cuban people playing baseball right now. And the Mets, of course, are no exception. And so, I think there was a certain amount of a need for a song like this to come from and reflect this world,B次元官网网址� Suarez says.

As for the Pitbull remix, Suarez points out that the song was written near Miami, PitbullB次元官网网址檚 stomping grounds.

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While Pitbull is known to be a (even once recording the theme song B次元官网网址淢arlins Time to RepresentB次元官网网址�), he told The Associated Press in a statement that, as a Cuban American, he related to Iglesias B次元官网网址渂ecause of our shared culture.B次元官网网址�

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How Jose Iglesias became Candelita

Iglesias broke into the big leagues with the Boston Red Sox as a 21-year-old in May 2011, won AL Rookie of the Year in 2013 and was an All-Star with Detroit in 2015. The Mets are his seventh team in 12 major league seasons, and heB次元官网网址檚 earned nearly $40 million in salary.

But by 2023, his future in MLB was cloudy at best, and he spent the entire season in the minor leagues. ThatB次元官网网址檚 when he started to release under the moniker Candelita (a Spanish term in the Caribbean for someone who is energetic or passionate), starting with B次元官网网址淭amborB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淐antinero.B次元官网网址� Earlier this year, he released a collaboration with Cuban singer Lenier, B次元官网网址淣o Voy a Volver,B次元官网网址� as well as a few other solo tracks: B次元官网网址淭e Lo Advert铆B次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淧erd贸name Padre.B次元官网网址�

Nothing, though, has hit like B次元官网网址淥MG.B次元官网网址� Iglesias wrote and recorded it last offseason at home on a ranch outside Miami, while also preparing to join the Mets on a minor league contract.

He began the season in Triple-A, but injuries opened a spot for him in Queens. When he played his first game with New York on May 31, B次元官网网址淥MGB次元官网网址� was his walk-up song. He quickly emerged as a sparkplug for the Mets, earning more playing time, and his song became a rallying cry for the team.

Iglesias for the first time after the Mets beat the Houston Astros at Citi Field in late June, and it has since become an anthem for not only the team, but Mets fans, too.

B次元官网网址淥MGB次元官网网址� debuted at No. 1 on BillboardB次元官网网址檚 Latin Digital Song Sales in July, selling over 1,000 downloads in its first week. The official music video features dancing employees B次元官网网址� an Amazon worker, a mechanic, a cook B次元官网网址� and ends in an outdoor party.

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Now, the song plays after every Mets homer at Citi Field and after every win. After home runs, smiling players pose in the dugout for group photos holding an B次元官网网址淥MGB次元官网网址� sign in blue and orange B次元官网网址� team colors, of course.

The song also plays in the Mets clubhouse, where theyB次元官网网址檝e enjoyed three champagne celebrations in the past three weeks, first for clinching a playoff spot and then twice for advancing.

Are there other baseball players who are musicians?

Music is inextricable from the ballpark experience, between playersB次元官网网址� walk-up songs to eighth-inning singalongs to the likes of B次元官网网址淧iano ManB次元官网网址� or B次元官网网址淢r. BrightsideB次元官网网址� at So, it shouldnB次元官网网址檛 come as much of a surprise that

ItB次元官网网址檚 also not totally uncommon for them to see some chart success: baseball and football star 1994 R&B-rap record B次元官网网址淧rime TimeB次元官网网址� hit No. 14 on BillboardB次元官网网址檚 Heatseekers Albums chart and No. 70 on its Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Former debut album, 2003B次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Journey Within,B次元官网网址� hit No. 3 on the Jazz Albums chart.

Who could remix B次元官网网址極MGB次元官网网址� next?

ThereB次元官网网址檚 no shortage of musician Mets fans: has name-checked the team a few times. The Beastie BoysB次元官网网址� Ad-Rock and MCA were notable fans. is said to be a fan, per MLB.com, having grown up in Queens. Billy Joel was the last to play the MetsB次元官网网址� historic before its demolition.

No word on whether a musical career, but the possibilities are endless.