Kevin Acee has been at The San Diego Union-Tribune since 1999 and a sportswriter for more than three decades. Before assuming his role as Padres beat writer, Acee was the Union-Tribune’s lead Chargers beat writer for seven seasons and then a columnist for six years. A San Diego native and Chico State alumnus, he covered the Anaheim Angels for The Orange County Register and the Los Angeles Dodgers for the Daily News of Los Angeles.