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A bite of salad caused Dodgers' Dustin May to undergo emergency surgery
Dustin May's 2024 season ended before it started, but for a bizarre reason. The Dodgers pitcher tore his esophagus, requiring him to undergo emergency surgery.
A salad cost Dodgers pitcher Dustin May his season — and almost his life
May, who during the 2023 season had flexor tendon and Tommy John surgery, was rehabbing at the Dodgers’ Camelback Ranch facility in Arizona when he went out to dinner on July 10 and got a piece of lettuce stuck in his throat, which caused a serious tear in his esophagus, he told the Los Angeles Times.
Dodgers Pitcher Dustin May Recalls Almost Dying After Eating a Salad: A ‘Complete Freak Accident’
The athlete recalled being “pretty close” to his comeback with the Dodgers when a piece of lettuce set him back even further. May explained that on July 10, 2024, he went to dinner while in Arizona, where he was rehabbing at the Dodgers’ Camelback Ranch facility.
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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
How a Freak Salad Injury Cost Dodgers Pitcher Dustin May His World Series Run
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Dustin May was only about a month away from rejoining the roster last summer after an elbow surgery and a Tommy John revision that left him benched in 2023. However, before he could even make it to a stint in minor-league rehab, a freak accident took him out for the remainder of the season and nearly cost him his life.
One bite of salad derailed Dustin May's return to Dodgers. He's thankful to be back
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.
L.A. Dodgers Pitcher Dustin May Shares Near-Death Experience From Eating a Salad
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Dustin May is eager to return to the baseball diamond after recovering from major surgery following an esophagus tear due to a piece of lettuce lodging in his throat.
Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher was nearly killed by a salad
The 27-year-old said that after taking just one bite of his salad, he felt lettuce was stuck in his throat and tried to wash it down with water, adding that he then felt a “mega-painful” sensation in his throat and stomach for 15 minutes.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers boast an exceptionally deep pitching staff, even before factoring in the potential return of Dustin May.
L.A. Dodgers Pitcher Dustin May Recalls Freak Salad Accident That Nearly Killed Him
In July of 2024, the Los Angeles Dodgers broke the news that pitcher Dustin May, who had already been out since the middle of 2023 with a torn flexor tendon in his right arm, would miss the remainder of the season due to an esophageal tear.
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