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What is Carlos Cortes's walk-up song?
Carlos Cortes's walk-up song is "Pa' Que Retozen" by Tego Calderón, last confirmed in 2026 with the Athletics. Hear the 30-second preview below before picking it for your own team. Cortes plays right fielder and wears #26. Confirmed via WalkUpDB (March 2026); has also used 'Pray Hard' by BigXthaPlug feat. Luke Combs.
The Athletics' walkup culture is in a transition era — between the Oakland Coliseum and a Sacramento home in 2025-2027 before Las Vegas, the team's walkup moments have been quieter than usual. For more on the Athletics' walkup tradition and other current roster picks, see the Athletics walkup page.
How "Pa' Que Retozen" compares across MLB
"Pa' Que Retozen". 3 big leaguers currently use it, which makes it one of the twenty-five most-used walk-up songs in baseball. Tego Calderón is the walk-up pick of 6 players across 6 clubs.
- Joshua BáezCardinals
- Juan MorilloDiamondbacks
- José ButtóGiants
- Steven CruzRoyals
- Yoendrys GómezTwins
Other Athletics we cover
- Alika Williams — Shortstop · "Doin' Time"
- Chris Roycroft — Pitcher · "Check My Brain"
- Darell Hernaiz — Shortstop · "De Museo"
- Drew Rom — Pitcher · "Holiday"
- Henry Bolte — Center Fielder · "The Difference"
- Hunter Bigge — Pitcher · "Dark Fantasy - Album Version (Edited)"
Use Carlos Cortes'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 Cortes 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.
- Build your roster in Walkup Pro
- Search "Pa' Que Retozen" by Tego Calderón and assign it to the player who picked it
- Set a custom trim point so only the best 15-20 seconds plays — most often the chorus or the drop, not the intro
- 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.
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