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Sound off: What is baseball's best walk-up song?

Marc Anthony, Taylor Swift, Fetty Wap and Led Zeppelin are among the artists whose songs accompany MLB players to the plate. ESPN Illustration

We've paired off 16 more of the top walk-up tunes currently used by players -- from Fetty Wap to Frank Sinatra -- into a Walkup Music Tournament, aka The Whammys. On Day 1, Led Zeppelin, Flo Rida, 2Pac, Silento, Ted Nugent and Marc Anthony prevailed.

Today you get to sound off on eight more matchups (see brackets below) via our #WalkupVote on Twitter. Voting continues through Sunday, when the Whammys winner will be announced on Sunday Night Baseball (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET).


HOW TO VOTE:
To cast your vote, Tweet #WalkupVote and the name of the song.

STEVE SAX DIVISION

No. 1: Fetty Wap

"Trap Queen" (Spotify)
Players: Yasmani Grandal, Delino DeShields, Brandon Phillips, Lorenzo Cain, Johnny Monell, Dexter Fowler, Anthony Rizzo
Fowler: "It's just something I vibe with. Gets me going. You know it's a good walk-up song when you see players on other teams -- and the fans -- vibing to it too."

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No. 8: Ramin Djawadi

"Theme From Game Of Thrones" (Spotify)
Players: R.A. Dickey, Noah Syndergaard


No. 2: Kevin Gates

"I Don't Get Tired" (Spotify)
Players: Yasiel Puig, Johnny Giavotella, Jarrod Dyson, Bryan Shaw, Domonic Brown, Jace Peterson, Shelby Miller

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No. 7: Bobby Shmurda

"Hot Boy" (Spotify)
Players: Chris Johnson, Drew Butera, Yasiel Puig


No. 3: Frank Sinatra

"Fly Me To The Moon" (Spotify)
Player: Todd Frazier
Frazier: "I hated the song when I was younger. It was always playing in my grandparents' house when I was a kid. There's no beat, just a little rhythm, but you couldn't really dance to it besides the waltz or whatever. But as I got older, I started to understand the meaning of the song. Now it reminds me of my grandparents. Hip-hop? I don't know, it's all a blur to me, man. You can't understand most of the stuff going on in the music and I don't know how you can get fired up to that."

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No. 6: Don Miguelo

"Como Yo Le Doy" (Spotify)
Players: Edwin Encarnacion, Elvis Andrus, Asdrubal Cabrera


No. 4: The Outfield

"Your Love" (Spotify)
Players: Grant Green, Charlie Blackmon, Gordon Beckham
Green: "I heard it first when I was a sophomore in college -- it was actually [Chicago White Sox infielder] Gordon Beckham's music -- and when I heard it I just fell in love with it. I've used it ever since."

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No. 5: Motley Crue

"Kickstart My Heart" (Spotify)
Players: Alex Presley, Pete Kozma, David Carpenter, Pedro Villarreal

BILL SINGER DIVISION

No. 1: Taylor Swift

"Bad Blood" (iTunes)
Players: Andrew McCutchen, Anthony Rizzo

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No. 8: Andy Mineo

"You Can't Stop Me" (Spotify)
Players: Michael McKenry, Justin Maxwell, Logan Morrison


No. 2: Big Sean Feat. Drake

"Blessings" (Spotify)
Players: Robinson Cano, Marwin Gonzalez, Jose Reyes, CC Sabathia, David Ortiz

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No. 7: Brantley Gilbert

"Hell On Wheels" (Spotify)
Players: Buster Posey, Jordan Zimmermann, Brett Gardner


No. 3: Nicky Jam

"El Perdon" (Spotify)
Players: Enrique Hernandez, Luis Valbuena, Rene Rivera, Cesar Hernandez, Alcides Escobar

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No. 6: Florida Georgia Line

"People Back Home" (Spotify)
Players: Justin Smoak, Kendall Graveman


No. 4: Guns N' Roses

"Welcome To The Jungle" (Spotify)
Players: Craig Kimbrel, Eric Sogard, Carlos Beltran
Kimbrel: "I was going through a bunch of songs with some of my teammates on the plane back in 2011. Finally someone said I should go with something rock 'n' roll because I'm a closer. So we picked 'Welcome to the Jungle.' When Eric Gagne was coming up in L.A., that was his song. It stuck for me, and people seem to like it. At this point, I don't even know if I could change it. There are times when it sounds louder than others. When the ballpark is packed and the crowd is loud, the song adds to the atmosphere."

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No. 5: Jim Johnston

"WWE Entrance Music" (Spotify)
Players: Matt Holliday, Matt Reynolds, Josh Reddick

Here were the Day 1 first-round matchups:

SAM HORN DIVISION

No. 1: Led Zeppelin

"Kashmir" (Spotify)
Players: Chase Utley, Huston Street, Adam Liberatore, Ryan Lavarnway, Scott Kazmir, Jeff Samardzija
Utley: "My sister-in-law suggested the song. I listened to it and thought it was cool, so I went with it. It seemed to work and I didn't want to jinx anything, so I stuck with it. Sometimes, I don't even hear it, to be honest with you. I came up at a time when [walk-up music] was just kind of getting started. Now it seems like the first thing rookies do is request a song to come out to."

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No. 8: Jack White

"Lazaretto" (Spotify)
Players: Ian Kinsler, Neil Walker, Ryan Zimmerman
Kinsler: "I began using the song after meeting Jack White, who is a huge Tigers fan. He's an awesome guy. Very down to earth. [He's] not necessarily what you'd think when you see his image, but he's definitely a brilliant mind."


No. 2: Flo Rida

"GDFR" (Spotify)
Players: Jake Lamb, Matt Joyce, Brian Dozier, Shane Greene, Bryan Shaw
Dozier: "I'm from Mississippi; I love country music. When I switched to rap this season, you should've heard the chaos on my Twitter feed, [people] saying they've never seen that side of me. They thought I was only country; but I say I'm part-country, part-gangsta."

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No. 7 : Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch

"Good Vibrations" (Spotify)
Players: Anthony Rizzo, Alex Gordon
Rizzo: "I just like the song. It gets me pumped up. Now it's part of my routine to get me locked in."


No. 3: Jason Aldean

"Just Gettin' Started" (iTunes)
Players: Chris Owings, Billy Butler, Jake Elmore

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No. 6: 2Pac

"All Eyez on Me" (Spotify | iTunes)
Players: David Ortiz, Matt Garza
Ortiz: "I listen to everything. When I'm driving and I hear some s--- that puts me in a good mood, I go from there. Right now I'm playing 2Pac, 'All Eyes on Me.' Sounds about right, doesn't it? All eyes on me? (Laughs)"


No. 4: Silento

"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" (Spotify)
Players: Kolten Wong, Billy Hamilton, Ryan Howard

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No. 5: Secreto El Biberon

"El Que No Aguanta La Presion" (Spotify)
Players: Joel Peralta, Alex Guerrero, Gregory Polanco

FRANK VIOLA DIVISION

No. 1 : Johnny Cash

"God's Gonna Cut You Down" (Spotify)
Players: Joe Beimel, Glen Perkins, Drew Storen, Andrew Miller, Nathan Eovaldi, Cody Allen
Beimel: "When I was in Colorado, I came in three days in a row to face Lance Berkman. The last day I got him out, and on the play I had to run over and cover first. After the out, he looks at me and says, 'What is your entrance music?' I told him the song and the next year, he started using it when he came up to hit. I was like, 'Really, dude?' But I'm sticking with it. I'm more likely to change my socks than my entrance music."

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No. 8: Ted Nugent

"Stranglehold" (Spotify)
Players: Burke Badenhop, Joe Thatcher, Tanner Roark


No. 2: Marc Anthony

"Vivir Mi Vida" (Spotify)
Players: Wandy Rodriguez, Roenis Elias, Ender Inciarte, Juan Uribe

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No. 7: Rich Homie Quan

"Flex" (Spotify)
Players: Jimmy Rollins, Jeremy Jeffress


No. 3: Lynyrd Skynyrd

"Simple Man" (Spotify)
Players: Madison Bumgarner, Danny Espinosa, Jacob deGrom
deGrom: "I never picked anything in the minor leagues. I would always just tell them, 'Play whatever.' But then I didn't really like the song they were playing when I got called up. So I just decided to change to 'Simple Man.' I like slower music like that. It kind of calms me down, I guess. I don't want to get too amped up going into the first inning."

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No. 6: Meek Mill

"Bout That Life" (Spotify)
Players: Jonathan Papelbon, Adam Jones
Papelbon: "In the beginning, it's Ric Flair going off in Atlanta. And then Meek Mill, the rapper, goes into his song. I'm more interested in the Ric Flair part. When I come into the game, I want it blaring through the speaker system. It's like I'm stepping into the ring and I'm Ric Flair. I'm out there competing and I'm trying to body slam you, 'cuz it's go time."


No. 4: Eric Church

"The Outsiders" (Spotify)
Players: David Phelps, Zach Duke, Cody Allen
Allen: "I'm a big country music fan and it's just an awesome song. I used to listen to it every morning on the way to the gym. It sounds good over the speakers, especially a certain part right in the middle of the song. I had a good year last year, so I rode with it."

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No. 5: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

"Can't Hold Us" (Spotify)
Players: Mark Lowe, Shelby Miller

Coming Thursday: The Sweet 16

What songs did we miss? Let us know in the comments or on Twitter via the #WalkupVote hashtag.