Padres Shortstop · #2

Xander Bogaerts

Walkup song

Current walkup song

X Gon' Give It To Ya

by DMX

Preview

Last confirmed 2025

About Xander Bogaerts's walkup

Xander Bogaerts (Shortstop, #2) walks up to "X Gon' Give It To Ya" by DMX (last confirmed 2025) for the San Diego Padres. Confirmed via Yahoo Sports 2025 Padres walkup song list.

San Diego walkup culture is one of the most distinct in MLB. For more on the Padres' walkup tradition and other current roster picks, see the San Diego Padres walkup page.

Why "X Gon' Give It to Ya" works as a walkup

DMX's vocal aggression is its own genre. The opening bark — 'X gon' deliver to ya' — hits in second one and never lets up. The beat is hard, the energy is uncompromising. For a closer or cleanup hitter who wants the song to feel like an attack, nothing else matches.

For the full song breakdown — BPM, recommended trim point, notable users, and pairing recommendations — see "X Gon' Give It to Ya" walkup song breakdown.

Other Padres we cover

• Fernando Tatis Jr. — Right Fielder · "La Diabla"
• Gavin Sheets — Left Fielder · "Thief"
• Jackson Merrill — Center Fielder · "Like That"
• Jake Cronenworth — Second Baseman · "Keep Their Heads Ringin'"
• Jason Adam — Pitcher · "Use This Gospel"
• Luis Campusano — Catcher · "How I Eat"

Use Xander Bogaerts'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 Bogaerts 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 "X Gon' Give It To Ya" by DMX 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.