. >> reporter: in 2024 he broke the lock away from camilo duval and became the giants' closer. 17 runstainly wasn't anything he did at the end there that would suggest he shouldn't be the cloerz right now. >> reporter: he's come a long way from opening up your front door. now he's running for the bullpen in the ninth inning, one of the most coveted jobs in all of baseball. >> you have that extra adrenaline and jitters just knowing that it's a high pressure situation. >> reporter: while he enjoys this gig a whole lot more, he's grateful for an odd job that helped him along. >> my boss trusted me a lot. i'd get stuck and he'd be like, i'm on my way. two hours later he'd be like are you still stuck? all right, i'll actually come this time. then he'd show up if it got to that appointment. he forced me to figure things out on my own, which in turn i think helped in baseball and other situations in my life. >> reporter: the locksmith tells you 30 minutes might be two hours, all i know is ryan walker is hoping the ninth inning is a whole lot more efficient than that. >>> if an asteroid hittin