The Los Angeles Dodgers have a strong history of iconic closers and the electric atmosphere they create when entering a game, and new signing Edwin Díaz will add to that tradition when he makes his debut in 2026.
Whether it was Eric Gagné and “Welcome to the Jungle” or Kenley Jansen and “California Love,” Dodger Stadium briefly transformed into a concert venue as fans in attendance indulged in a preemptive celebration.
While the entrance music got the blood pumping, it also brought a sense of security that the game was well in hand. Additionally, these already famous songs became synonymous with their respective athlete in the minds of fans.
Now it’s Díaz who is bringing his “Narco” entrance song to Dodger Stadium after signing a three-year, $69 million contract. The atmosphere created by the song is well known and beloved by the MLB community, and that includes Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman.
Friedman revealed he and Dodgers front office members played the song in his suite to celebrate Díaz’s expected signing during the Winter Meetings and had to answer to hotel security for the volume, via SportsNet LA:
“It is electric. I was at Citi when Timmy Trumpets came and performed it live, where the night before, he was there but didn’t have a save opportunity so they got him to come back the next day.
“It’s funny, the night into Tuesday morning, as we’re getting closer to finishing this, in our suite we were pulling up on YouTube the different intro and getting all fired up. So much so, that hotel security came and they were like, ‘We got a noise complaint.’ I’m like, I promise you, ‘This is a very lame group. We’re actually watching an entrance walkout.’
“So he was like, ‘OK, no problem,’ and left. But it was fun to go through it, and I cannot wait for the first one at Dodger Stadium and just how electric it will be.”
Friedman’s excitement is understandable considering the state of the Dodgers’ bullpen last season, which blew 26 saves in the regular season.
Díaz will go a long way in rectifying that issue. The right-hander collected 28 saves to go along with a 1.63 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 66.1 innings in 2025. He had the second-lowest ERA among relievers with at least 50 innings, trailing only Aroldis Chapman’s 1.17 mark.
Edwin Díaz named Dodgers’ closer
The Dodgers formally introduced Díaz during a press conference at Dodger Stadium, where general manager Brandon Gomes confirmed the right-hander would be the team’s dedicated closer.
Díaz is set to become the Dodgers’ first full-time closer since Jansen in 2021, but the team hasn’t necessarily changed their philosophy when it comes to evaluating that role and bullpen structure.
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