Red Sox Third Baseman · #5

Caleb Durbin Walk-Up Song

Last confirmed during the 2026 season

★ Current walkup song

Alive (nightmare)

by Kid Cudi

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What is Caleb Durbin's walk-up song?

Caleb Durbin's walk-up song is "Alive (nightmare)" by Kid Cudi, last confirmed in 2026 with the Boston Red Sox. Hear the 30-second preview below before picking it for your own team. Durbin plays third baseman and wears #5. Confirmed on the official MLB walk-up music page (2026-09-30).

Fenway Park has the most participatory music tradition in baseball. For more on the Red Sox' walkup tradition and other current roster picks, see the Boston Red Sox walkup page.

How "Alive (nightmare)" compares across MLB

"Alive (nightmare)" is a 2009 Hip-Hop/Rap track running 4:07, from Man On the Moon: The End of Day (Deluxe Version). One other big leaguer uses it too. Kid Cudi is the walk-up pick of 11 players across 8 clubs.

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Use Caleb Durbin's walkup style for your team

Whether you coach Little League, travel ball, high school, or college baseball, picking a walkup song from a star like Durbin is one of the cleanest ways to give a kid confidence at the plate. The trick: most MLB walkups need a careful trim point — the 15-second window is rarely the song's first 15 seconds.

1. Build your roster in Walkup Pro
2. Search "Alive (nightmare)" by Kid Cudi and assign it to the player who picked it
3. Set a custom trim point so only the best 15-20 seconds plays — most often the chorus or the drop, not the intro
4. Connect a Bluetooth speaker at the field and tap to play on game day

For more on what makes a great walkup work, see the anatomy of the perfect walkup song. For a complete game-day setup walkthrough, see how to play walkup songs at baseball games.