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.

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 recounts how a single bite of salad led to emergency surgery to save his life.

Discover how Dodgers pitcher Dustin May's unexpected salad mishap led to emergency surgery and derailed his recovery.

There are injuries and there are freak accidents. Dustin May suffered the latter in 2024. May reveals what caused an esophagus injury that kept him sidelined.