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Matthew Kaminski: The Official Organist of the Atlanta Braves since 2009, Hammond Organ Artist, Music Educator, Recording Artist

Lilburn, Georgia
Joined July 2009
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
4 months
Yes, I have seen the clip where the ump tosses the organist for playing 3 Blind Mice. 👍
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The young kids asked for it . . . “Hot to Go!” by @ChappellRoan
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
Big Announcement! This season, I’ll be back for my 14th season as the @Braves Organist! I’ll see you at the ballpark!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
6 months
It’s official. I’ll be back as the Braves’ organist for my 16th season. I’ll be seeing you at Truist Park in April!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
4 years
I’m coming back for my 13th season! @Braves
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
3 years
We Are the Champions! For all @Braves fans!!!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
4 months
If you’ve ever wondered how much I make being the Braves Organist . . .
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
Don’t worry, you’ll still be able to hear ‘Narco’ during the playoffs. 😉
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
3 years
Unbelievable!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
6 years
The Braves have asked me to come back next season. Do you guys really want me back or are you tired of my silly organ music?
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
Today’s going to be a tough day at the ballpark without my friend Casey in front of me, belting out “Hello baseball fans” (and his countless warmups of that line before the game!). I’m sorry if I may not interact with the walkup songs as I normally do. I miss my friend.
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
11 months
In all seriousness, thank you Braves fans for having my back! Also, I think the Phillies organist ( @PhilliesMaestro ) is fantastic and love the repertoire that he brings to their games. Let’s not do to him what a few (not all, btw) Phillies fans have done towards me.
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
After over 100 games, my baseball season has come to a close. Personally, it was a really tough year, but I still enjoyed entertaining all the fans who attended the games, as well as those watching at home. Thank you. ❤️
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11 months
🤣
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
3 years
When I was a kid, I never dreamed of ever attending a World Series game, let alone actually working in one. What a crazy journey that has led me to this point! Thank you for your support, Braves fans, in accepting this northerner into Braves Country! #BattleATL
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
5 months
Hello old friend, it’s really good to see you once again! @Braves
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
11 months
Thank you, everyone, for all the wonderful memories and support this season! It was a pleasure entertaining all of you! I played 112 games, and finished with 1173 total Braves games. I hope to see you at my other gigs as well! 🎹🪗 #ThankYou #MusicianLife
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
3 years
Some people want to party like it’s 1999, but I want to party like it’s 1995!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
1 year
Imagine getting picked number 2 in the draft and then telling your family that you’ve decided to work at Walgreens.
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
11 months
If the next game were a home game, I would play “I Ran So Far Away” for Harper. 🤣
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
4 years
I’m thankful for all the @Braves fans who have supported me throughout the 12 seasons that I’ve been your organist.
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2 years
☹️
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
11 months
Funny how the momentum seemed to shift after “Smelly Cat” was played. 😉
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
If you’re wondering, I played: “Welcome Back”, “We Are the Champions”, “Freebird” and “The Flintstones” for Freddie last night. @FreddieFreeman5
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
1 year
It’s official! I’ll be returning for my 15th season as the organist for the Atlanta Braves! Not bad for someone who has “followed a few internet keyboard lessons and had 20 minutes to familiarize myself with the organ’s controls” (according to an ‘expert’ commenter on YouTube)!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
I’m so incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of my friend Casey Motter. Casey was one of the first to welcome me into BravesVision and we’ve worked together for 14 seasons. His voice will truly be missed at Truist Park and I will really miss working with him at every game
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
3 years
Not hearing a live organist in a major league baseball stadium doesn’t seem like baseball to me.
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
3 years
This is happening!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
I was just thinking that the momentum of yesterday’s game seemed to change after I played “Staying Alive” for Travis d’Arnaud’s at bat. ;-)
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
KAMINSKI has a nice ring to it!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
3 years
Thank you so much for such a memorable 13th season (over 1000 games) as the Braves Organist! I truly appreciate all your support, song requests, feedback, and love that you’ve shown me through the years! You’re the best fans in baseball!!! @marko6262
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
5 months
To clear up any confusion or misconceptions . . . All the organ playing you hear at Braves games is played live by me and is NOT a recording (CD or digital file). I play with both hands, my left foot on the bass pedals and my right foot on the expression pedal. There’s no faking!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
11 months
Sorry Steph!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
11 months
This is a big moment for me. Last year, my doctors found that I have nerve paralysis in my left diaphragm. So, apparently, I have less lung capacity now (if I understood correctly). Today is the first time (since finding out) that I climbed Stone Mtn. I’m tired, but it’s worth it
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
So, being the defending World Champions doesn’t get you on prime time slots?
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
4 years
Great news @Braves fans! I’ll be recording walkup songs for the Dodgers players, to be played at the “home” games during the NLCS! I’d love to hear your song suggestions!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
5 years
After careful deliberation and testing the waters of the free agent market (lol!), I have decided to return as the Atlanta Braves Organist for the 2020 season, my 12th in Major League Baseball. The attached photo was taken by Emily Butler Photography. . .
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
You guys have spoken: “Georgia on My Mind” will be first up for Freddie tonight. 👍
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11 months
👀
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
3 years
I guess nobody heard me playing “Just the Two of Us” when Will Smith came up to bat against the pitcher, Will Smith. Oh well 🤷‍♂️
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
Thank you all so much for your love and support as I enter my 14th season as Braves organist. I’ve read all your comments and it makes me feel blessed knowing that I have entertained you in some way!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
Casey used to love it when I played “Bennie and the Jets” as a song to get people to clap with. If you hear me play that, it’s my tribute to Casey Motter. I can really use your help to clap along with it’s beat. #ForCasey
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
11 months
Rise and shine!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
11 months
Today is my 110th baseball game of the year and the last regular season game of my 15th year with the Braves. I’m going to try my hardest not to play in the middle of a fly ball today! #BaseballOrgan
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
Last regular season home game for my 14th season. Honestly, it’s been a really challenging year for me personally, but it’s ending on a positive note. Let’s go Braves!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
When the Phillies come into town, should I play “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” for Schwarber? 😉
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
4 years
Yesterday was another first for me: a player acknowledged, during the actual game, what I had played for his walkup! At first, I didn’t know if his raising up his bat was a gesture for what I had done, but then I talked to Joe Simpson after the game and he assured me that it was!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
3 years
This was indeed an incredible night for me!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
3 years
Hmmm . . . It says I immediately regretted it. Nobody asked me, and no, I don’t regret it ;-) #justajoke #organisthumor #freefallin #tompetty
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Sports Illustrated
3 years
Atlanta's organist decided to kick Alex Bregman while he was down and it didn't exactly go as planned #WorldSeries
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
3 years
YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
6 months
Don’t get me in trouble this year!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
10 months
I guess I should stay for 2 more seasons.
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Atlanta Braves
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The Atlanta #Braves have been awarded the 2025 @MLB All-Star Game!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
11 months
I made it home without being punched by a Phillies fan.
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11 months
A gift for all the Braves fans. 😸
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
9 months
Phillies fans got upset that I played “Smelly Cat” for Brandon Marsh.
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Ben Verlander
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This is the most ridiculous/comical day in baseball Twitter since ___________.
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
This post was so heart warming today! ❤️
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
WHAT?!?!?!?!?! I’m so honored! This is the first time I’ve ever seen anyone wear one of those!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
For those who have asked, YES, I’ll be working the playoff games. 🎹🎶❤️
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
7 months
I’m a Braves fan. Of course l’ll play “Smelly Cat” for Brandon Marsh every time he comes up to bat.
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The Streets
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I’m a Braves fan. Of course I hate the Dodgers. Keep it going.
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
6 months
Back to work. #Season16
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
4 years
12th season done (for me). It was certainly a most unique situation and I’m grateful that I had the opportunity to make the games seem more normal on the broadcasts (or in the Battery)! Thank you so much for all your song suggestions, feedback, and support! Let’s go #Braves !
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
11 months
Well, this is a first! A player’s mom has never responded to a song that I played! Thank you Sonja for your sense of humor!
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Sonja Marsh
11 months
@JustEllenIGuess @bravesorganist I'm his mom, and I think it was a hoot!
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11 months
👀
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3 years
⚾️🎹🎼🎶🎵
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AP Sports
3 years
There are plenty of stars at this World Series, from Freddie Freeman to Jose Altuve. But let’s give a shout-out to the bespectacled, 44-year-old jazz lover sitting behind the Hammond SK2 organ at Truist Park. Read @pnewberry1963 on @bravesorganist :
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
6 months
I want to thank everyone at Mississippi State University for all your hospitality and for having me play for this weekend’s baseball games! I had a fantastic time and loved the atmosphere at The Dude! @HailStateBB
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
Thank you, @Braves , for this honor!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
Why do I even need to explain this?
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
3 years
If I’m not mistaken, the Astros do not have an organist. So, even if you’re not a Braves fan, you have to cheer for the team that actually employs an organist ;-) 🎹⚾️👍
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
You may see a certain baseball organist on ESPN SportsCenter today. 😉
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3 years
To all my fellow @Braves fans out there! #BattleATL
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
1 year
This was in response to me playing “If I Only Had a Brain” for Buck Showalter. What do you guys think? Should I have known that?
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
I played at Turner Field ;-)
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The Braves are really Broken
2 years
If Dansby leaves. No active player on the roster will have played at Turner Field as a member of the Braves. The last season at Turner was 6 years ago.
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
1 year
What should I play for McNeil tonight?
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MLB Errors
1 year
This is how you baseball
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
7 months
My offseason is officially over.
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
1 year
It looks like the Braves were celebrating like they’ve been there before. 😉
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1 year
This team ❤️💙 #ForTheA
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
1 year
The Braves Music Department 🎹⚾️
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
6 years
Thank you everyone for your support! I love playing for Braves’ (and even opposing team’s) fans and am so happy that you guys are listening at the games! On to my 11th year as the Braves Organist . . .
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
3 years
I played the organ for over 1 million @Braves fans on Friday :-)
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Rex Chapman🏇🏼
3 years
Tell something about yourself that sounds like a lie but is actually true: The first nba game I attended I played in.
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
Ready to go! I apologize to the cameraman that I knocked over on the way to the stadium. . . Also, I’m not too sure why my ears were checked. 😉
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
4 years
For all you Chipper Jones and @Braves fans!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
1 year
My five seconds of fame. 😎
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
4 years
1 year ago @Braves
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
1 year
BIG NEWS! I’ll be playing the organ at the Auburn regional NCAA baseball tournament on Friday and Sunday (both games each day)! I love college baseball and am really excited to be doing my first tournament games! #AuburnRegional #NCAABaseball
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
1 year
For those who care, I played “Hush Little Baby” for Alonso and “Oops I Did It Again” for McNeil.
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
Who knows where this is?
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
😜
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
4 years
So, it’s 916 regular season and 10 home playoff games for me as the Braves Organist. Should I go for 1000?
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
1 year
“I wish the Braves organist can come with us on the road”
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
7 years
I’m proud to announce that I just filled out the forms to be the Braves Organist for my 10th season! Let’s make it a memorable one!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
2 years
What a team! #GoBraves
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Bally Sports: Braves
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Thanksgiving tradition.
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
11 months
“Hey mom, the organist is making fun of me again”
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
1 year
I played “Muffin Man” for Lane today. I hope he didn’t have a traumatic experience with a muffin in the past that I didn’t know about!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
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Great news Braves fans! I’ve switched the organ for an accordion at Truist Park and get to bring my polka band with me!
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
10 months
I wonder if Shohei likes organ music at baseball games?
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
3 years
What a game! I tried to mix it up more with some different walkups and foul ball songs (which don’t always have a connection to the batter). It’s really nice when, somehow, I’m being heard a lot better on the broadcast. I can’t wait for the next series! #BattleATL
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
3 years
How do you like my new hat? #WorldSeries #BattleATL
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Matthew Kaminski (#61)
3 years
I want to wish @DieterRuehle , the Dodgers organist, the best of luck in this series! Let’s show everyone why the organ is still essential in baseball!
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