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.

Working his way back from a pair of major elbow surgeries, the right-hander was on track to return late last season before one bite of salad led to a tear in his esophagus and a new perspective on

Dustin May's road back to the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting lineup was derailed in summer 2024 by a "complete freak accident" involving salad. "It was definitely a life-altering event," May, 27, told the Los Angeles Times in an interview published on Friday,