
"I drove all the way there, laid down on the table, and I think because I was trying to tell her I was having a seizure, I put my hands around my throat to give her notice or warning, and ended up strangling myself during the seizure.

"About a month after he was born, I had a seizure at my aesthetician’s office," Ashlee says. Second, Kirby and Ashlee’s first son, Cove, was born. Then, two big events happened around the same time: First, the Padres traded All-Star pitcher Brad Hand, effectively making Kirby the team’s closer. "Ironically, we had a lot of appointments already scheduled the next day, so we told our that next morning, 'Hey, this is what happened.' And she said, 'Yeah, that’s a seizure.' "ĭoctors offered anti-seizure medication, but Ashlee declined because of the risk to her unborn child. "The next morning I woke up, I had bit off a good portion of my tongue and had dislocated my jaw," Ashlee says. And I was kind of shaking her like, 'Ashlee, are you OK?' And she came out of it and kind of looked at me with this puzzled look on her face, like 'Why am I staring at her, and what’s going on?' And it’s like, ‘Hey, are you all right?’ And she’s like, ‘Yeah.’ ” "So I kinda ran over to grab my phone real quick, and I had 911 dialed. I'd never seen anything like that before, so I didn’t really know exactly what to do.

And it was like she was - her head was turned into the pillow. And our dog was on the bed, and he was sitting up. What are you doing?' And she kept doing it. And I kind of looked over, and I nudged her. "But this time it was a little different," Kirby continues, "just because she was making like - it was definitely awkward. "You're not supposed to tell people that," Ashlee interjects. I mean sometimes, she makes - like, she'll talk in her sleep randomly." But it was some - it was definitely different, something that I’ve never seen before or heard from her doing. "We were both asleep, and I heard her making this noise," Kirby recalls. At age 31, with a wife, a young daughter and a second child on the way, Kirby’s career hinged on the 2018 baseball season. After making it to the major leagues, he played on four teams in three seasons. Kirby was a journeyman pitcher who rode the bus with numerous minor league teams. I’m not the only one that would tell you that." It’s not an easy job, and when that’s in order, and they’re very good at it, it makes it very easy for us to go out and do what we need to do to be successful. They’re responsible for everything while you’re away. "We play 81 road games, so you’re gone half the year. "I think a lot of the married guys with kids would - you would say your wife's probably your most important person in your life," Kirby says. What Ashlee doesn’t mention at all during her routine is that her husband is San Diego Padres All-Star closer Kirby Yates. 'Uh, I don’t know.' So, if you haven’t watched 'Dateline' and plotted your husband’s murder, are you really married?" "I’m like, 'What the f-? Why is there laundry right here?' And he just stares at me. "If this guy throws laundry next to my hamper, guys, Ted Bundy comes out," she tells the crowd.

With a large group of supporters in attendance, her jokes cover a variety of topics and include a liberal sprinkling of F-bombs - sometimes directed at her husband. "And the answer to that," she continues, "is my insurance doesn’t cover therapy. Ashlee is exploring a longtime curiosity by taking the stage.

It’s 2018, at an open mic at a comedy club in Tempe, Arizona. "I am new to comedy, so you’re probably wondering how a 30-year-old mom decides that she’s gonna come up here and maybe embarrass herself in front of a bunch of strangers," Ashlee Yates tells the crowd. (Courtesy Ashlee Yates) This article is more than 2 years old. Before her husband had his breakout season, Ashlee Yates had her breakout year in 2018.
