In July of 2024, the Los Angeles Dodgers broke the news that pitcher Dustin May, who had already been out since the middle of 2023 with a torn flexor tendon in his right arm, would miss the remainder of the season due to an esophageal tear.

Dustin May's 2024 season ended before it started, but for a bizarre reason. The Dodgers pitcher tore his esophagus, requiring him to undergo emergency surgery.

There are injuries and there are freak accidents. Dustin May suffered the latter in 2024. May reveals what caused an esophagus injury that kept him sidelined.

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.