The Los Angeles Dodgers struggled mightily with pitching injuries last season. Shohei Ohtani, their $700 million offseason acquisition, didn’t throw a single pitch as he recovered from Tommy John surgery. Their $300-plus million international signing, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, also missed a good chunk of time.
Those weren’t the only arms that suffered serious injuries. Walker Buehler struggled mightily during the regular season as well. Tyler Glasnow wasn’t able to help Los Angeles down the stretch because of nagging injuries.
But the Dodgers are set to bring back quite the boost to their pitching staff after such an injury-riddled season.
“The Dodgers and Dustin May settled at $2.135 million to avoid arbitration, sources tell The Athletic,” Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic wrote in a post to X/Twitter Friday evening.
Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images
May has missed significant time in his big league career due to elbow and forearm injuries. Partway through 2023, May underwent season-ending surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon in his right arm. In nine starts during the 2023 season, May tossed 48 innings with a 2.63 ERA and a sub-1.00 WHIP.
The right-hander was set to make his 2024 debut before he was diagnosed with a torn esophagus that required surgery as well. This surgery would sideline him for the rest of 2024. But the Dodgers and May have agreed to come back together for 2025, where the high-potential arm could be a huge boost to Los Angeles’ pitching staff.
More MLB: Red Sox, Tigers, Astros Listed As Potential Fits For $119 Million World Series Legend
