Dodgers place May on 60-day IL, out until after All-Star break
ATLANTA (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers shifted beginning pitcher Dustin May to the 60-day damage checklist on Tuesday, which implies the right-hander received’t return till after the All-Star break.
The Dodgers needed to clear room on their 40-man roster for high prospect Bobby Miller, who was known as up from Triple-A to make his main league debut towards the Atlanta Braves.
It was one other main setback for May, who is barely 25 however has battled accidents by means of his younger profession. He shall be eligible to return to the Dodgers’ lively roster on July 17.
May was 4-1 with a 2.63 ERA in 9 begins this season, however his velocity dropped off noticeably in his final begin towards Minnesota on May 17. He was lifted after just one inning with a strained proper elbow.
The Dodgers knew he would miss no less than a month, and now that timetable has been pushed again much more.
May missed a lot of the 2021 and ’22 seasons after present process Tommy John surgical procedure. He has made a complete of simply 20 begins over the past three seasons, going 7-5 with a 3.21 ERA in 101 innings.
May was first known as up by the Dodgers late within the 2019 season and was their opening day starter for the pandemic-delayed 2020 marketing campaign, making him the youngest Los Angeles pitcher to get that honor since Fernando Valenzuela in 1981.
During the 2020 postseason, May appeared in seven video games — together with three begins — because the Dodgers received their first World Series title since 1988.
Miller was the second straight rookie to begin for the Dodgers, following Gavin Stone on Monday. Los Angeles has turned to its farm system to hold on whereas May and left-hander Julio Urías (hamstring) are on the injured checklist.
Two different beginning candidates, Michael Grove and Ryan Pepiot, are also on the IL, whereas 2022 opening day starter Walker Buehler is out for the season as he recovers from Tommy John surgical procedure.
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