Updated March 28, 2026, 1:32 a.m. ET
Edwin Diaz made his debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers towards the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 27, and a part of the anticipation was how the All-Star closer would get to the pitcher’s mound.
With his signature, epic entrance — that is how.
Following a convention he began in 2018, Diaz entered the sector from the outfield bullpen, then headed to the pitcher’s mound to the sound of trumpets as his walk-out music “Narco” performed over the stadium audio system. Diaz struck out two batters to shut out the 5-4 win.
For the previous three years, he did it at Citi Field as a member of the New York Mets. On March 27, he unveiled the walk-out ritual at Dodger Stadium.
Diaz instructed reporters in December he was wanting ahead to the second after signing a three-year, $69 million contract with the Dodgers.
“It can be enjoyable,’’ Diaz stated on the time. “I feel that music will get into the followers instantly. That’s a pleasant walk-up music, so I am unable to wait to, first recreation of the season, come in the ninth with Timmy Trumpet and get the W for the Dodgers.”
The sound of trumpets almost always signals a triumphant moment. Diaz, the 32-year-old from Puerto, has recorded 253 saves in his nine-year MLB career, He also was named the American League Reliever of the year in 2018 and the National Reliever of the Year in 2022 and 2025.
Edwin Diaz walk-in trumpet entrance video
What to know about the entrance
Diaz started using Narco as his walk-out song in 2018. At the time, he was pitching for the Mariners, which provided a few options, according to MLB.com.
Why did he pick the song?
“The trumpets,” Díaz told Matt Monagan of MLB.com in 2022. “The trumpets have been distinctive. Something completely different from what all people makes use of. That’s why I picked it.”
Released in 2017, the hit song is by Blasterjaxx, Dutch DJ and record production duo, and Timmy Trumpet, an Australian DJ/producer.
Upon joining the Mets in 2019, Diaz started using “No Hay Limite’’ as his walk-out song. But he went back to “Narco’’ in 2020 and has remained faithful to the trumpets ever since.
One rendition stands out as the most epic.
On Aug. 31, 2022, Timmy Trumpet played live at Citi Field in Queens, N.Y. when Diaz took the mound in the ninth inning towards – who else? – the Dodgers.
He closed out the sport for a 2-1 Mets victory.
