Not only did Justin Bieber throw out the first pitch, but the teen sensation’s hit “Baby” blasted through U.S. Cellular Field when Teahen came up to bat. Teahen usually plays a reggaeton song by former teammate Jose Lima’s band and mixes in other tunes like “Barbie Girl” by Aqua and “A Bay Bay” by Hurricane Chris.

Not this night. With Bieber at the park, Teahen figured why not use “Baby”? Although he’s not necessarily a die-hard fan of the singer, he said he got turned on to the song a few months ago by his girlfriend and even has it on his iPhone.

– Andrew Seligman, Associated Press.

I’ve got to assume those choices are drenched in irony, which catapults Mark Teahen toward the top of the list of my favorite baseball players. I can’t imagine anyone takes “Barbie Girl” seriously. And bonus points for using Jose Lima’s band. Just the reminder of Jose Lima’s existence is probably enough to make a hitter salivate as he walks to the plate.

Also, Teahen operates a Twitter feed in the name of his dog, Espy.

H/T to Baseball Think Factory for the link.