Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Dustin May Out 12 Months Following Elbow Surgery

The 25-year-old underwent surgery on his flexor and UCL on Tuesday, ruling him out for a return to the mound this season.

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May underwent surgery on his elbow Tuesday, manager Dave Roberts confirmed to reporters Wednesday.

"Just kinda hearing the doctors' reports, it's gonna be a long road back," Roberts said. "It's a tough one, considering all that he's gone through. So I'm certain he's gonna be able to find his way back and work his way back, but we're gonna miss him

According to a report from Orange County Register beat reporter Bill Plunkett, May is projected to miss 12 months.

May was initially placed on the 15-day injured list on May 18 with a forearm strain, before he received a platelet-rich plasma injection and got transferred to the 60-day injured list on May 23. On July 4, the Dodgers announced May would need to undergo right elbow surgery to repair his flexor tendon.

Doctors also performed a reconstruction revision to the Tommy John procedure May had in May 2021, per Plunkett.

May's last appearance was May 17 against the Minnesota Twins, but it only lasted 1.0 inning before he left due to injury.

Across nine starts, May went 4-1 with a 2.63 ERA and 0.938 WHIP in 2013.

May stayed healthy through his rookie 2019 season and the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign, but he has been running into constant injury trouble since then.

The 6-foot-6 right-hander was 1-1 with a 2.74 ERA and 0.957 WHIP through five starts in 2021. May's season ended after he tore his UCL on May 1.

It took until Aug. 20, 2022, for May to return to the majors. May went 2-3 with a 4.50 ERA and 1.167 WHIP in his first six starts back before he returned to the injured list on Sept. 24 with lower back tightness and missed the rest of the season.

May, who has only pitched 191.2 innings over the course of his five major league seasons, is 12-9 with a 3.10 ERA for his career.

The Dodgers' rotation remains thin without May, as Clayton Kershaw and Noah Syndergaard are both on the 15-day injured list themselves. Tony Gonsolin and Julio Urias are Los Angeles' most experienced active starters, while the rookie trio of Michael Grove, Bobby Miller and Emmet Sheehan round out the rotation.

Urias started Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles, allowing eight earned runs in 5.0 innings. The Dodgers lost 8-5, preventing them from completing the road sweep over the O's.

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