Dustin May injury: Dodgers righty will miss rest of 2024 after surgery to repair torn esophagus
Dodgers of Los Angeles righty The team announced that Dustin May will miss the remainder of the season due to surgery to repair a damaged esophagus. The injury didn’t happen while playing baseball. May had to have surgery after seeking care for throat problems.
“While at dinner on Wednesday, Dodger right-hander Dustin May experienced sudden pain in his esophagus and stomach that continued after he returned home,” the team said in a statement. “He made touch with the medical professionals and eventually had his esophagus successfully operated on. May will not make a comeback to the Dodgers’ rotation this year.”
May, 26, had surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his pitching arm last May 17 and hasn’t pitched since. That is no longer on the table. He was supposed to start a minor-league rehab assignment in the upcoming weeks and to assist the Dodgers at some time in the second half. The Dodgers will shift their attention to 2025 in May.
Seven of Los Angeles’ starting pitchers are out with injuries right now. With just four starters, they have made it through the final week before the All-Star break. This is the depth chart for the team’s rotation:
RHP Tyler Glasnow(out with back tightness)RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto(out with rotator cuff strain)LHP Clayton Kershaw(out following shoulder surgery)RHP Walker Buehler(out with hip discomfort)- RHP Gavin Stone
RHP Tony Gonsolin(will miss 2024 with Tommy John surgery)RHP Dustin May(will miss 2024 with flexor tendon and esophagus surgery)- LHP James Paxton
RHP Emmet Sheehan(will miss 2024 with Tommy John surgery)- RHP Landon Knack
- LHP Justin Wrobleski
It’s thought that Glasnow’s injury is only temporary, and both Yamamoto and Kershaw should be back in the second half. Buehler is addressing mechanical problems in addition to his hip condition in the interim. When the Dodgers anticipate having him back on the active roster is unknown.
May, who was once considered to be among baseball’s best prospects, has a career 3.10 ERA over 191 2/3 big league innings from 2019 to 23. He has only played 122 innings at all levels during 2021–2023 because to injuries. After 2025, the righty is expected to be a free agent.
Against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday, the Dodgers let a five-run lead in the ninth inning slip (DET 11, LAD 9 in 10 innings). In the previous six games, it was their fifth defeat. The Dodgers, at 56-40, are still atop the NL West despite this.
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