The ‘Narco’ Story: How the Mets’ Edwin Diaz Helped Make a Song by a Dutch EDM Duo and Aussie Trumpeter Into a Global Sensation

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Roy Trakin A trumpet blares and an ominous, rumbling drumbeat accompany New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz as he emerges from the bullpen — usually in the ninth inning — to unleash his 100 mph fastball and dreaded slider on the opposition to preserve the lead.

Baseball-headed mascots Mr. and Mrs. Met cavort atop the dugout, bugles in hand, revving the crowd to a fever pitch. And the cameras shift from a black-and-white image to color, following Diaz as he sprints to the mound to the strains of “Narco,” a five-year-old song by Dutch EDM duo Blasterjaxx and Aussie horn player Timmy Trumpet.The closer — the pitcher who arrives to hopefully save the game in the last inning — has been accompanied by entrance music since the days of San Diego’s Trevor Hoffman using AC/DC’s “Hells Bells” and Yankee Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera strutting in to Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.”  But Diaz has taken the practice to new heights by striking out nearly two out of every three batters he’s faced, leading the Mets to the top of the National League East for the first time in seven years.

It’s all new to Thom Yongkind, who formed Blasterjaxx in the Hague in 2010, then was joined by partner Idir Makhlaf, performing their big-room house and electro on the big stage at such well-known EDM fests as Ultra Music (composing its theme with fellow Dutch DJ Tiesto) and Electric Daisy Carnival, and collaborating with global superstars David Guetta, Afrojack, Nicky Romero and Hardwell.Still, “Narco” has brought the duo to a whole new audience, since baseball — dubbed “honkbal” in Holland — is a niche sport in their country (next to soccer and Formula 1 racing), since the nation has produced just a pair of players to the U.S.