{"id":25297,"date":"2025-04-04T03:21:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T03:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/dustin-may-shines-with-dodgers-after-overcoming-near-death-experience\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T03:24:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T03:24:16","slug":"dustin-may-shines-with-dodgers-after-overcoming-near-death-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/dustin-may-shines-with-dodgers-after-overcoming-near-death-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"From Near Death to Dodger Stardom: Dustin May\u2019s Incredible Comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers starter Dustin May returned to the mound as if no time had passed. But behind his solid performance Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves (3-1 win), there is a human story that goes beyond baseball: that of an athlete who overcame a near-death experience.<\/p>\n<p>Dustin May, 27, pitched five innings, allowed just one hit and one unearned run, struck out six and gave up three walks. It was his first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major league<\/a> start since May 17, 2023, after spending more than a year out of action due to a double adversity: a flexor tendon injury and a serious medical incident that nearly cost him his life.<\/p>\n<h2><!--more--><\/h2>\n<h2>All for a salad<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25040\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25040\" src=\"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/dustin-may-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Envato<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2023, during a dinner in Arizona with his wife, a piece of lettuce pierced his esophagus when he was trying to pass it with water. The damage was severe.<\/p>\n<p>Dustin May underwent emergency surgery that same night to save his life.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p style=\"color: #fd9737;\">It was his first major league start since May 17, 2023<\/p><cite>QueOnnda.com<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;There wasn&#8217;t much light at the end of the tunnel at the time,&#8221; he confessed. &#8220;I just wanted to go home and see the sunrise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Teammate Mookie Betts himself summed it up in disbelief, &#8220;It&#8217;s one of those stories that sounds made up, but it was real. God worked his magic.<\/p>\n<h2>New mentality<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25042\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25042\" src=\"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/dustin-may-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dustin May\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Beyond the physical, Dustin May talks about a complete change in his approach to sports and life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a total reboot. Baseball was at the back of my mind,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>But on Tuesday, April 2, when he took the mound and threw a 96 mph sinker to the Braves&#8217; first batter, he felt it was all worth it again.<\/p>\n<p>After striking out Austin Riley and Matt Olson, Dustin May walked off the mound smiling, knowing he had overcome something much bigger than an opponent.<\/p>\n<p>For Latino fans in the U.S., Dustin May&#8217;s story is not only an inspiration, but also a clear example of how sports can reflect the struggle and resilience that many know firsthand.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QueOnnda.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers starter Dustin May returned to the mound as if no time had passed. But behind his solid performance Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves (3-1 win), there is a human story that goes beyond baseball: that of an athlete who overcame a near-death experience. 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