Dodgers’ Dustin May out for rest of season after surgery for ruptured esophagus

DETROIT — The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Saturday that right fielder Dustin May will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn esophagus this week.

The Dodgers said Maye felt “sudden pain” in his esophagus and stomach while eating dinner on Wednesday. The pain persisted after he returned home, so he called the team’s medical staff.

Maye, 26, was recovering after undergoing surgery last July to repair a flexor tendon and revise Tommy John surgery he had on his right elbow in 2021. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said last month that he had progressed to the point where he was throwing in the bullpen and was expected to be among the club’s available arms in the second half of the season.

The source said that May is preparing to start the rehabilitation mission at the end of next July.

The measure will prevent May from taking part in any physical activity for six to eight weeks, the source said. It will prevent May, who has played in 20 games since the start of 2021, from being a potential member of a hurling squad that is in desperate need of reinforcements.

No team in baseball has more pitchers on the injured list (12), with Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Walker Buehler and Clayton Kershaw all out with injuries. Bobby Miller, a promising starter last summer, missed time with a shoulder injury and was selected this week after starting the season with an 8.07 EPA.

Injuries have robbed May of a chance at a breakthrough that looked promising thanks to his triple-digit speed when the red-haired flamethrower broke through in 2019.

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