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.

Working his way back from a pair of major elbow surgeries, the right-hander was on track to return late last season before one bite of salad led to a tear in his esophagus and a new perspective on

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.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to their pitching staff, and that’s without considering the potential return of Dustin May. While he may not be considered a lock for a spot in the starting rotation currently,

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.

Dustin May struck out Oscar Gonzalez to end the first inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cactus League game Sunday afternoon and pointed to the sky. He then buried his face in his cap as he walked off the field.

The Los Angeles Dodgers saw a familiar face on the mound in their first win of the 2025 Cactus League. It can be hard to keep up with all of the talented players on the Dodgers roster given their dominant offseason,

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