The Angels were reeling in unfathomable fashion, having lost a franchise-record 13 consecutive games to ruin a thrilling, dominant start to this season. Their manager was gone. Their best player was hurt. Their season was unraveling. They needed something. Anything.
They turned to Nickelback.
In a desperate attempt to lighten the mood within a beleaguered dugout, one of the Angels' coaches thought it might be fun for all of the hitters to spend Wednesday night walking up to a different song from the Canadian punk rock band that peaked in the early 2000s.
The players didn't know this was happening until Shohei Ohtani, the leadoff hitter du jour, strolled to the batter's box and "Photograph," the 2005 hit, blared from the Angel Stadium speakers.