Dodgers pitcher Dustin May talks about how he sustained a serious tear in his esophagus that derailed his hopes of returning to the mound last season.

May, who had not pitched in a game since May 2023, returns from a second elbow surgery and emergency surgery for a torn esophagus with one inning in a Cactus League game on Sunday.

May took a bite of salad and ended up in emergency surgery due to a torn esophagus. He returned to the mound for the Dodgers on Sunday.

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Dustin May talked publicly for the first time about the emergency surgery he underwent after a piece of lettuce caused a perforation in his esophagus.

Dustin May sees his first game action since May 2023 and pitches a scoreless first inning, and the Dodgers score five runs in the eighth for an 8-3 victory over the Padres.

The Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher recently saw a return to the court after spending 648 days in rehab after a bite of salad end in surgery