abstract:"Enter Sandman" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the first single from their eponymous fifth album, Metallica in 1991.
His emergence from the bullpen to the blaring strains of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" was a fan favorite at the old Yankee Stadium, and the tradition carried over the team's new ballpark.
The 40-year-old Pettitte tossed eight sharp innings on a 43-degree night and Rivera entered to a standing ovation from those left in the bundled-up crowd of 40, 611 as the familiar chords of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" blared over the Yankee Stadium speakers.