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Dustin Maze Last year, life has been almost shorter.
While recovering from Tommy John’s second surgery in the summer, Los Angeles Dodgers The pitcher was eating a salad. A lettuce leaf was stabbed in the throat, tearing the esophagus and requiring emergency surgery.
Maybe he didn’t want to go to the hospital in May, but his wife knows everything.
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Los Angeles Dodgers Dustin May will enter the stadium on March 28, 2024 at Dodger Stadium at Los Angeles on the first day of his game against the St. Louis Cardinals. (Shawn M. Haffy/Getty Images)
“If I hadn’t had surgery that night, I probably wouldn’t have woken up. It was definitely life and death, thanks to my wife,” he told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. “I was trying to convince her that I didn’t need to go to her, and she said that wasn’t an option.”
May was called out in 2019 and his arm has always been one of the most troublesome things in the major leagues. However, since 2021 he has only gotten 25 starts with two Tommy John surgeries and his lettuce calamity.
He was great when he was on the field. His time within that range was 3.24. He made all five starts this year, pitching to around 4.00 ERA.
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“I feel good. Being able to wear a uniform and get back to the field right now is just a blessing. Whether the outcome is good or bad, the game is taken away from me for a long time and I can’t go back and skip the beat right away, which makes me feel like I’m home,” May said.
Arm injuries are especially common for pitchers. But the rest of your season, and almost your life, Eat salad? It was a difficult drug to swallow for May.
“It definitely surpassed my heart,” he said.
With the help of his wife, he also uses the power of prayer.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher pitcher Dustin May throws during spring training training at Camelback Ranch. (Joe CamporeAle/Imagn Images)
“I had a lot of prayers and lots of talk with my wife, and there were lots of sit-in conversations just trying to wrap my head around it.
May has always leaned against his faith, but “but my spiritual journey has definitely grown, like the last nine months since my surgery.”
“I was almost taken away, so it definitely got far closer, so I definitely wanted an opportunity to thank him so that he was still here, still living my dreams and use the abilities and gifts that he had blessed me.”
“So thank you [my wife] And the good lord above. ”
He’s back, so in May I try to avoid stressing with bumps as much as possible. It wasn’t when he returned from his first Tommy John surgery, as he was a top prospect.
“At the beginning of my career, definitely after my first time [Tommy John surgery] When I came back, I definitely felt pressured to be someone I was before,” he said. [Tommy John] And after my esophageal surgery, my life is not only focused on baseball, but there are bigger picture items in my life. That’s definitely still a central point. But if things go south or things get better, I still try to keep the head of the level.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Dustin may celebrate on May 12, 2023 during a game against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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“I felt like it was something I missed and wasn’t part of it for a long time, so I was able to wear my uniform again and be with my peers, just happy and blessed.
“I felt like a fan because I was far from it. Now I feel like I’m contributing. That feels cool in the way.”
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