Dodgers’ Dustin May
Feared Life Would Forever Be Altered
… After Esophagus Surgery
Published May 26, 2025 12:50 AM PDT
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Dustin May is finally back on the mound, doing what he loves, after multiple serious surgeries — including one on his esophagus — which he says had him fearing he’d never be able to live a normal life again!
The Dodgers’ right-handed flame thrower joined Babcock on the TMZ Sports TV show this week (airs nightly on FS1) … and says he couldn’t be happier to be back on the hill.
“Just being able to compete to go out and just compete is always a positive in my at this point,” May told us. “I’ve been out for so long, so just being able to just do it to the amount that I have been, I’ve just been excited to be back with the guys.”
Dustin says he’s still a work in progress — he’s not exactly where he wants to be just yet — but the 27-year-old is making steady progress, and he isn’t taking the opportunity for granted after the ordeal he’s been through.
Remember, May suffered a freak accident while eating a salad in 2024 … when he tore his esophagus while eating lunch.
Dustin wasn’t only worried about baseball … he was concerned he might not be able to live a normal life again.
“I was honestly worried that I wasn’t going to live a normal day-to-day life after surgery because it is such a rare thing. It’s not like a normal procedure to do, especially on a young person, and definitely not on somebody who has to use their body in a way a professional athlete does.”
Luckily, May, who also underwent Tommy John surgery in mid-2021, seems to be in a great place now … and while he hopes to bring down that 4.09 ERA, just being back on the field is a huge win!
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