The last time 27-year-old Dodgers right-hander Dustin May threw a pitch in an MLB game was on May 17, 2023. That was 20 months ago – or 90.4 weeks ago – or 648 days ago.

On Sunday afternoon in front of a Camelback Ranch crowd of 12,235, the Justin, TX native and Dodgers third round draft pick in 2016 out of Northwest High School in Justin, made 15 pitches, of which eight were strikes. His final pitch was a 95-MPH fastball, on which he struck out Padres designated hitter Oscar Gonzalez swinging

“It felt amazing just to be back,” May told reporters following the Dodgers 8-3 win over San Diego, their first of the Spring, “A huge, huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders, it feels like… even if it wouldn’t have been a clean inning, just getting back in the dugout, feeling good, being here. It was really, really heavy. I’m alive. I’m glad I’m here. Just a huge excitement, like a breath of fresh air. Like a new beginning, kind of,” he added.

May finished his 2025 Spring Training debut having allowed no runs, a harmless base hit, followed by a huge 4-6-3 double play, followed by his struck out of Gonzalez.

Play Ball!

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