Talking with ... Padres closer Kirby Yates

(K.C. Alfred / San Diego Union-Tribune) San Diego Padres pitcher Kirby Yates on Feb. 21, 2019.Kirby Yates is the first Padres closer to reach 27 saves before the All-Star break. That’s not the only job he has in a newly expanding portfolio.

Kirby Yates on Friday became the first Padres closer to record 27 saves before the All-Star break. That’s not the only aspect of his job that the 32-year-old right-hander takes seriously and certainly not the only job he has in a newly expanding portfolio.

Union-Tribune: You walked out last year to Bob Marley (“Could You Be Loved”). How do you go from that to Metallica (“Sad But True”)?

Yates: A couple of people tried to ask me to change it without asking…