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[Baseball Cheering] A roundup of popular chance themes that fire up pro baseball games
In professional baseball games, each team and even individual players have their own fight songs, and the unified cheering by the supporters stands out every game.
Among them, the “chance themes” played when there’s a scoring opportunity—such as when a runner gets on base during your team’s offensive—are so powerful they can instantly change the entire atmosphere of the ballpark.
Some baseball fans might even say, “It’s not the team I support, but I really love that team’s chance theme!”
In this article, we’ve compiled chance themes used in games by each team, both old and new, so please take a look at them all in one go.
[Baseball Cheering] A roundup of popular chance themes that hype up pro baseball games (1–10)
Chance Theme 4Saitama Seibu Raionzu
This is a Saitama Seibu Lions chance theme song that’s played when they’re likely to score.
At the start, without drums or clapping with cheer bats, everyone in the stands sings along with the trumpet’s main melody.
Then, shifting sharply from the quiet intro, the energy skyrockets.
There’s also a part in the middle where everyone jumps while singing, and it looks really cool.
Because of that, the song is popular not only among Lions fans but also fans of other teams.
Another distinctive feature—rare for a cheer song—is that it splits into male and female vocal parts.
Put it away, chance! (i.e., Please take your chance and finish it!)Chūnichi Doragonzu
This is one of the chance themes played when the Chunichi Dragons are on offense and look likely to score.
Fans sing while banging their cheering bats to the rhythm.
With vocals like a battle cry, it’s a powerful song that can overwhelm the opposing team.
Since there aren’t many lyrics to memorize, it’s easy for ballpark newcomers to sing along.
And because the lyrics are minimal and the rhythm is tight, it’s also a song that makes it easy for the cheering section to sing in unison—one of the coolest themes.
First-timers, definitely give it a try!
Chance StrikesHanshin Taigāsu
One of the Hanshin Tigers’ chance themes, it’s played when a run seems likely.
It’s a song where you keep banging your cheering bat the whole time, and when this plays, the Tigers’ excitement is at its peak! In the first half, you just keep hitting your cheering bat to the tempo.
The rhythm in the second half is a bit tricky, so it feels rewarding if you can keep up.
Be careful not to swing too hard and break your cheering bat in the heat of the moment.
hawk’s clawFukuoka Sofutobanku Hōkusu
It’s one of the chance themes played when the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are on offense at their home stadium and other ballparks around Kyushu.
The song is short and the lyrics are easy to follow, so anyone can sing along—that’s the key point! And because it’s short, repeating it multiple times keeps ramping up the excitement.
Unusually for a baseball chance theme, the final call-and-response is split into male and female parts, making it fun both to listen to and to sing.
Chance Theme 3Hiroshima Toyo Carp
This is one of the chance themes played when it looks like the Hiroshima Toyo Carp are about to score during their at-bat.
Throughout the song, fans keep beating their cheer bats, and the fast tempo makes you feel the chance is coming and gets you excited.
The intricate trumpet passages and the call-and-response with the cheer bats are really fun to listen to! There are also parts where you shout the team name or a player’s name, and singing along would make you naturally put more power into it.
Chance Theme 1Tōkyō Yakuruto Suwarōzu
This is one of the chance themes played when the Tokyo Yakult Swallows are on offense and look likely to score.
This cheer song is a chance theme based on Whiteberry’s hugely popular summer hit “Natsumatsuri.” In professional baseball, many cheer songs are arrangements of other songs, like this one.
At the beginning of the song, instead of beating the cheer bats, fans sing along and hold the two bats together, swinging them sideways in time with the music.
The contrast between this relaxed opening and the fast tempo when the chance theme kicks in is really enjoyable.
Hit hereTohoku Rakuten Golden Iigurusu
This is one of the chance themes played when the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles are on the attack and look likely to score.
It’s been getting attention for its distinctive, addictive melody line.
Another hallmark of this song is that fans whirl towels instead of using cheer bats.
Because of that, while this chant is sung, only the vocals and the cheer drum ring out, creating a different atmosphere from other chants.
When you join in, you can feel the drum resonating from the pit of your stomach, wrapping you in an indescribable rush of excitement.