Toronto Blue Jays player changes walk-up song to AI-generated tune

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho spent the first two months of the MLB season defending his walk-up song from fans, but now he's gone in a direction none of us expected.

Earlier this season, Varsho's walk-up song, "Ordinary" by Alex Warren, became a target of online criticism, and one fan even went so far as to create a petition urging him to change it.

Varsho stood his ground.

"My daughter loves the song, so I’m putting it out there that I’m not changing it," Varsho told Sportsnet's Hazel Mae in response.

But now, it appears the 29-year-old has partially caved.

Daulton Varsho has been asked by many fans to change his walk up song, "Ordinary" by Alex Warren. "I'm not changing it. My daughter loves the song, so I'm putting it out there, I'm not changing it."

— Hazel Mae (@thehazelmae) April 11, 2026

Varsho has started alternating his walk-up music between "Ordinary" and a Christian worship track called "I run to your light" by Austin Blanchfill — an artist who openly creates music with AI.

The YouTube video for the song includes a disclaimer in the description noting that AI-assisted vocals were used in production.

Blanchfill has been transparent about his use of AI as part of his creative process, explaining on his YouTube page that the technology helps him "bring songs to life while keeping the heart of worship at the centre."

(@AustinBlanchfill/YouTube)

Still, Blue Jays fans are surprised by the choice.

"It has been brought to my attention that Varsho's new walk-up song is an AI worship track," one fan's X post reads.

"AI worship track as walk-up music is a sentence that could only exist now. Baseball remains undefeated," wrote another.

The push to get Varsho to ditch "Ordinary" originally began with a petition by Blue Jays superfan @skyedomie on social media. 

At the end of the day, though, Varsho's previous comments have made it clear that his walk-up music choices aren't about entertaining fans.