50 Best Rock Songs About Baseball
Best Rock Tracks Connected to Baseball
There’s a particular kind of noise that baseball brings into music. It’s not always the crack of the bat or the crowd roaring, but that sense of standing in the middle of something bigger than you, waiting for the next pitch. Rock songs that tap into that space end up carrying the grit and the pause between breaths. Some tracks really do circle around the game, while others lean on the language of stadium lights and dugout moods to tell a different story. They all manage to fold baseball into the rhythm of guitars and drums in a way that feels less like nostalgia and more like the tension of being out there.
The cool part is that a lot of these tracks were never written as ballpark anthems. Still, they land in the same place once they’re blasting through speakers with a game in the background. The lyrics hit different when you think of a summer diamond, players in motion, and fans shifting in their seats. That’s how songs from pop, rock, country, and R&B songs often sneak into playlists tied to baseball moments. Even when the words don’t name the sport, they grab at the same themes—waiting, swinging, missing, running—that make the game stick in people’s heads.
Some of the best picks blur lines between sports, youth, and the feeling of a season hanging heavy in the air. They sound rowdy in a way that feels right for ballpark culture but they also work for late-night rides home after a long day. A few of them barely mention the game at all, yet the energy matches perfectly when you’re scrolling through highlights or setting up a reel. With that in mind, here are the best rock songs connected to baseball.
Top 10 Baseball Rock Songs
1. 'Centerfield' by John Fogerty
2. 'Glory Days' by Bruce Springsteen
3. 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light' by Meat Loaf
4. 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer
5. 'Catfish' by Bob Dylan
6. 'Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?' by Count Basie
7. 'Tessie' by Dropkick Murphys
8. 'Baseball Boogie' by Mabel Scott
9. 'Night Game' by Paul Simon
10. 'The Baseball Song' by Matt the Electrician
Rock Songs for Baseball Fans #11 to 20
11. 'All the Way' by Eddie Vedder
12. 'A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request' by Steve Goodman
13. 'Piazza, New York Catcher' by Belle and Sebastian
14. 'Cubs in Five' by The Mountain Goats
15. 'Brown Eyed Handsome Man' by Chuck Berry
16. 'Load Up the Bases' by Whiskey Falls
17. 'Right Field' by Peter, Paul and Mary
18. 'Baseball' by Ozma
19. 'Joe DiMaggio Done It Again' by Billy Bragg and Wilco
20. 'I'm Shipping Up to Boston' by Dropkick Murphys
Songs About Baseball and the Game #21 to 30
21. 'Ichiro's Theme' by Ben Gibbard
22. 'The Natural' by Randy Newman
23. 'Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song)' by The Treniers
24. 'Van Lingle Mungo' by Dave Frishberg
25. 'America's Favorite Pastime' by Todd Snider
26. 'Knock It out of the Park' by Tim Flannery
27. 'The Ballad of Willie Mays' by The Big Bad Baseball Bash
28. 'There Used to Be a Ballpark' by Frank Sinatra
29. 'Baseball on the Radio' by The Damn Yankees
30. 'My Oh My' by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
More Baseball Songs for Rock Lovers #31 to 40
31. 'Enter Sandman' by Metallica
32. 'Crazy Train' by Ozzy Osbourne
33. 'Seven Nation Army' by The White Stripes
34. 'The Boys Are Back In Town' by Thin Lizzy
35. 'Bat out of Hell' by Meat Loaf
36. 'Thunderstruck' by AC/DC
37. 'Iron Man' by Black Sabbath
38. 'Walk This Way' by Run-DMC and Aerosmith
39. 'Sabotage' by Beastie Boys
40. 'We Will Rock You' by Queen
Rock and Baseball Songs #41 to 50
41. 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana
42. 'The Outsiders' by Needtobreathe
43. 'Hells Bells' by AC/DC
44. 'Start Me Up' by The Rolling Stones
45. 'Sweet Emotion' by Aerosmith
46. 'Immigrant Song' by Led Zeppelin
47. 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' by Metallica
48. 'Welcome to the Jungle' by Guns N' Roses
49. 'Kashmir' by Led Zeppelin
50. 'Go Cubs Go' by Steve Goodman
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