Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Dustin May talked publicly for the first time about the emergency surgery he underwent after a piece of lettuce caused a perforation in his esophagus.

Dodgers pitcher Dustin May talks about how he sustained a serious tear in his esophagus that derailed his hopes of returning to the mound last season.

May, who had not pitched in a game since May 2023, returns from a second elbow surgery and emergency surgery for a torn esophagus with one inning in a Cactus League game on Sunday.

May took a bite of salad and ended up in emergency surgery due to a torn esophagus. He returned to the mound for the Dodgers on Sunday.

Dustin May’s road back to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ starting lineup was derailed in summer 2024 by a “complete freak accident” involving salad. “It was definitely a life-altering event,” May, 27, told the Los Angeles Times in an interview published on Friday,

The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Dustin May is making his long-awaited return to the mound in 2025 after a series of injuries that sidelined him for the entire 2024 season. While he was already recovering from UCL and flexor tendon surgery,

Dodgers pitcher Dustin May talks about how he sustained a serious tear in his esophagus that derailed his hopes of returning to the mound last season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are having a great spring training so far as Dodgers Nation secures exclusive player interviews.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Dustin May gets emotional after making his return, reflecting on a near-death experience that changed everything.

May’s fastball sat 94 to 95 mph Sunday and still has late life. He’s tinkered with his slider this spring training, finding a shape that keeps its wicked horizontal movement while adding some depth. “It’s still pretty electric and pretty unbelievable what comes out of that arm,