MLB: Dodgers’ pitcher Dustin May returns to action against Miami in his first start since May 2021
LA Dodgers’ pitcher Dustin May returns to action for MLB-best side against Miami in his first start since May 2021 following Tommy John surgery
- Dustin May will finally play for the LA Dodgers after 15 months with elbow injury
- The 24-year-old made five starts during his rehab stint with Triple-A’s Oklahoma
- The Dodgers (82-36) have the best record in the MLB and have won eight of 10
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated right-hander Dustin May from the 60-day injured list to start Saturday’s game against the visiting Miami Marlins.
May, 24, will make his first start in the majors since May 2, 2021, when he sustained a season-ending elbow injury at Milwaukee that required Tommy John surgery.
In five rehab starts with Triple-A Oklahoma City, May went 1-0 with a 1.89 ERA and had 33 strikeouts in 19 innings.
Over his first 31 major league appearances (19 starts), May went 6-5 with a 2.93 ERA with nine games of postseason experience as well.
Dustin May is thrilled to be back in the Los Angeles lineup against NL rivals, the Miami Marlins
He has faced the Marlins once, giving up a run in 5 2/3 innings of a 2019 win.
May spoke to LA media earlier this week explaining his elation at closing in on his return to play.
‘I’m excited. I couldn’t have gotten any more prepared in the Minor Leagues than I did,’ he said via SportsNet LA.
May was drafted by the Dodgers in the third round of the 2016 Draft before debuting in 2019
‘I’m in the best spot possible to come back and help the team.’
Meanwhile on Saturday, the Dodgers designated right-hander Reyes Moronta for assignment.
The 29-year-old recorded a 4.18 ERA without a decision in 22 relief appearances this season.
Moronta is 8-9 with a 2.88 ERA in 158 career relief appearances with the San Francisco Giants (2017-19, 2021) and Dodgers (2022).
The Dodgers look primed for an assault on their second World Series title in three years
