NEW YORK — Move over, Baha Men, and step aside, . Here comes Candelita - i.e.
infielder . The tradition of musicians appearing at games and performing songs associated with the team took a unique turn on Friday night when sang his song “OMG” following a 7-2 win over the Houston Astros in front of 32,465 fans at Citi Field. “New York City!” shouted as he walked toward shortstop, a position he’s manned 1,016 times in a 12-year big league career.
“Let’s keep the party gooooooing!” was accompanied by dancers for more than a minute before teammates - many sporting “OMG” shirts - spilled on to the infield and surrounded him, raising their arms at the “Oh my God!” chorus. Sean Manaea held aloft an “OMG” sign while Harrison Bader, Starling Marte and Mark Vientos captured the performance on their cellphones. “It’s hard to say how I feel,” said after in the locker room, where Jeff McNeil and Francisco Lindor were still singing the song.
“That was a big deal. Singing in front of great fans and seeing my teammates running up there is just a dream come true.” is a lifelong music fan who wrote “OMG” - which he described to SNY earlier this week as trying to “.
..maximize the possibility of enjoyment” - and used it as his walkup song upon being recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on May 31.
His new teammates immediately took a liking to the 34-year-old as well as his song, which is played following every homer at Citi Field and after every win. New.
