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Josh Reddick’s new walk up song is better than you could imagine

Who needs high-energy amp-up music when you’ve got George Michael on your side?

Ezra Shaw
James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

Josh Reddick stands alone in a world where batters are looking for aggressive amp-up music. Sure he could find some thrash metal or punk to accompany him to the plate, but he’s secure in his choice of genre.

That’s right, it’s “Careless Whisper” by Wham!. It doesn’t matter that the song is 30-years old, he digs it and we support him. From the looks of it teammate Sean Doolittle is really feeling the jam too.

Reddick obviously has a peerless taste in music, but we have a suggestion for the next time he walks up.

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