Dustin May | |
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Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 85 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Justin, Texas, U.S. | September 6, 1997|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 2, 2019, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Win–loss record | 12–9 |
Earned run average | 3.10 |
Strikeouts | 174 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Dustin Jake May (born September 6,1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected by the Dodgers in the third round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft,and made his MLB debut in 2019.
May graduated from Northwest High School in Justin,Texas. He was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft. [1] He was committed to play college baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders,but chose to sign with the Dodgers for a $1 million signing bonus, [2] forgoing his commitment.
After signing,May made his professional debut with the Arizona League Dodgers,and spent the whole season there,posting an 0-1 record with a 3.86 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 302⁄3 innings pitched. [3] In 2017, he played for both the Great Lakes Loons and the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, compiling a combined 9-6 record, 3.63 ERA, and a 1.15 WHIP in 25 games (24 starts) between the two clubs. [3] In 2018 for the Quakes, May was selected to the post-season California League all-star team. [4] On September 14, he started the Drillers' title clinching playoff game, in which he allowed two runs in five innings. [5] In 23 total starts between Rancho Cucamonga and Tulsa, May was 9-5 with a 3.39 ERA. [3]
May began 2019 with Tulsa. [6] He was selected to the mid-season Texas League All-Star Game [7] and the All-Star Futures Game. [8] May was promoted to the AAA Oklahoma City Dodgers on June 27. [9] He was a combined 6-5 with a 4.13 ERA as he struck out 110 batters in 1062⁄3 innings. [3]
May was called up to the majors on August 2, 2019, and made his major league debut for the Dodgers as the starting pitcher against the San Diego Padres. [10] He pitched 52⁄3 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on nine hits with three strikeouts. His first MLB strikeout was of Hunter Renfroe. [11] On August 13, May picked up his first big league win against the Miami Marlins after pitching 52⁄3 innings, allowing one run on three hits with five strikeouts. [12] He finished the season appearing in 14 games for the Dodgers (four starts), with a 2–3 record, a 3.63 ERA, and 32 strikeouts with only five walks. [13] He also pitched in 31⁄3 innings across two games for the Dodgers in the National League Division Series (NLDS) against the Washington Nationals, allowing one run on three hits. [13]
May was selected to start for the Dodgers on Opening Day in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season after Clayton Kershaw injured his back before the game. May became the youngest opening day starter for the Dodgers since Fernando Valenzuela in 1981. [14] He picked up his first win of the season on August 4, when he struck out eight in six innings against the San Diego Padres [15] and appeared in 12 games (10 starts) with a 3–1 record and 2.57 ERA in 56 innings. [13] His 99.1 mph-average four-seam fastball was the fastest four-seamer of any major league pitcher for the 2020 season. [16] He pitched three scoreless innings over two games in the 2020 NLDS against the San Diego Padres and allowed two earned runs in 42⁄3 innings over three games against the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series (NLCS). [13] May pitched in two games of the 2020 World Series, working three total innings and allowing three runs to score on five hits. [13]
May made five starts in 2021, with a 1–1 record and 2.74 ERA. [13] On May 1, he tore his UCL while throwing a pitch, requiring season ending Tommy John surgery, which he underwent on May 12. [17]
On August 20, 2022, May made his first start after returning from his recovery and struck out nine while allowing only one hit in five scoreless innings against the Miami Marlins. [18] He pitched a total of six games for the Dodgers, with a 2–3 record and 4.50 ERA [13] before he was placed on the injured list with lower back tightness on September 24, ending his regular season. [19]
May signed a $1.675 million contract with the Dodgers in his first year of salary arbitration. [20] In a May 17 start against the Minnesota Twins, he left the game after only one inning due to right elbow pain. [21] Following the game, he was diagnosed with a right flexor pronator strain. [22] He later received a platelet-rich plasma injection [23] and was placed on the 60-day injured list on May 23. [24] On July 4, it was announced that May would undergo surgery on the flexor tendon in his right elbow, as well as a Tommy John revision for a Grade 2 UCL sprain. The procedures meant he would miss the rest of the season. [25] He made nine starts during the season, with a 4–1 record and a 2.63 ERA. [13]
May and the Dodgers agreed to a $2.135 million contract for 2024 in salary arbitration [26] though he began the season on the 60-day injured list as he continued to recover from his surgery the previous year. [27]
A tall pitcher at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), 180 lb (82 kg), May pitches with a three-quarter stance with high leg lifts both before release, and at follow-through (with nobody on base). His main pitches are a two-seam fastball with sinker-like movement, which averages at over 98 mph, a cutter, a curveball and a four-seam fastball. May was ranked fourth amongst starting pitchers in lateral movement in 2020, which is rare for a pitcher who averages over 93 mph on their two-seam fastballs or sinkers. [28]
May is nicknamed "Gingergaard" after pitcher and former teammate Noah Syndergaard, due to profile and appearance, as well as his red hair. [29] [30] [31]
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