Pitbull is teaming up with New York Mets infielder and Latin pop sensation José Iglesias on a rework of his summer season hit tune, simply in time for the Mets playoff showdown within the NLCS.
The revamped sports activities tune of the season is scheduled for launch on Oct. 11, a duo of days earlier than the Mets confront both the San Diego Padres or the Los Angeles Dodgers within the preliminary match of the National League Championship Series on Sunday, October 13.
Iglesias, the 34-year-old Cuban-American infielder, precipitated a stir in New York each in baseball and Latin music charts when he was included in the Mets' Major League roster in May. In June, he dropped his premiere single ‘OMG', which reached No. 1 on the iTunes Latin Pop Charts.
Iglesias, who goes by the moniker Candelita, employed it as his walk-up tune following its launch, and on June 28, delivered the tune for the primary time in entrance of a whole bunch of supporters at Citi Field. Now, the Mets play ‘OMG' after every homer they hit at Citi Field.
Iglesias even made a selected meet and greet appearance for hardcore Lower Hudson Valley Mets buffs at Playland in August and executed the song reside.
Mets on fireplace this season: OMG remix comes at splendid time
The Mets have set New York ablaze this yr with a baseball marketing campaign that's nothing however ‘legendary.' The darkish horse crew, which launched the season with five consecutive losses, loved a seven-game successful streak in the summertime after Grimace, the lumpy purple McDonald's determine, threw the first pitch at a house sport on June 12.
Since that point, Mets lovers have embraced the determine as their ‘good luck charm‘ and have had excessive aspirations for the squad after their Wild Card collection victory in opposition to the Milwaukee Brewers on Oct. 1 propelled them to the playoffs.
The Mets shocked the sports activities universe as soon as once more on Wednesday night time following shortstop Francisco Lindor's grand slam within the sixth body, attaining the squad their first National League Division title since 2015.
In the center of all the passion surrounding the squad, the OMG remix couldn't arrive at a extra opportune second for followers and the franchise as Mr. Worldwide pairs up with Iglesias for a contemporary rendition of the Mets' unofficial anthem. Colombian vocalist Silvestre Dangond can also be featured on the remixed tune.
As per USA TODAY's For The Win, some supporters anticipated seeing Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny on the monitor, as he's persistently atop the Latin charts as one of the planet's most streamed artists. Nevertheless, Pitbull, who can also be a proud Cuban-American, is likely to be simply what the tune requires to perpetuate the thrill.
The Mets are scheduled to tackle both the Los Angeles Dodgers or the San Diego Padres commencing Sunday, Oct. 13 amid the National League Championship collection. Whichever National League squad triumphs within the collection advances to problem the American League champions on the World Series, commencing on Oct. 25.
This story was corrected within the headline.
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