Brandon Marsh couldn’t believe his ears as the speakers blared ahead of Phillies reliever Joe Ross’ first appearance in red pinstripes.
As Ross marched onto the field from the bullpen in right-center field, the song “Chrome Heart Tags” by Philadelphia-native rapper Lil Uzi Vert blasted from a Citizens Bank Park sound system that was upgraded with 28 additional subwoofers in the upper decks for the 2025 season. Marsh, a notorious Lil Uzi fan, was in his happy place, singing and dancing along while Ross completed his warm-up pitches before the top of the seventh inning.
When they got back to the dugout, Marsh needed to track him down and tell Ross how much he enjoyed the “unexpected” introduction music.