The Los Angeles Dodgers are already the best team in baseball and they got even a little better last night when pitcher Dustin May made his return from Tommy John surgery and picked up a win after striking out nine batters in just five innings of work.
If you’re not familiar with May then you should be because when he’s healthy he has what might be the filthiest stuff in all of baseball.
He quickly reminded everyone of that last night when he struck out the side in the first inning. Again, this was his first start since May of 2021 and he just casually did things like this:
Welcome back, Dustin May! 😷 pic.twitter.com/7W70ORShEr
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 21, 2022
Miami’s Jon Berti had no chance on those.
Look at this slider:
Dustin May, Absurd 86mph Slider…and Sword. ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/4caBIrQIHV
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 21, 2022
And this slider:
This Dustin May Slider was 3,406 RPMs. 😳 https://t.co/PB9k5HLTL9
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 21, 2022
Just unreal stuff. MLB fans were in awe.
Oh my https://t.co/97r0TLQyGe
— Sammy Meadows (@SammyMeadows12) August 21, 2022
Nothing that comes out of May’s hand is straight. The ball is moving left, right, up, or down. Don’t know how hitters can square up on those pitches. https://t.co/ZDnpEFv3Kj
— Trolley Blue (@TrolleyBlue) August 21, 2022
— Jimmy (@JimmypikeHK) August 21, 2022
You need pitches that differ in 1) velocity, 2) movement, and/or placement. Or ALL THREE if you can!! https://t.co/knIrlNZcDu
— Wilde Lake HS WildeCats JV Baseball (@WildeJv) August 21, 2022
As a fellow ginger, I support Dustin May’s comeback. Poor batter never stood a chance on those pitches https://t.co/IXqX9IB0RP
— DA186 (@da186games) August 21, 2022
This dude is throwing the stuff no one can hit in The Show. https://t.co/vUWTaoQYco
— Space City Sports (@LiveSCS) August 21, 2022
This is a problem https://t.co/Q6TJ5XgaCZ
— Ryan Fortgang (@RAFortgang) August 21, 2022
🤮 nasty https://t.co/BrPx6BhgXq
— SaeedXV (@SaeedXV) August 21, 2022
Back and already defying the laws of physics https://t.co/jbOzpugpLx
— Ryan Riff (@ryanriff36) August 21, 2022
Wheeeeew https://t.co/41VhpXeUb8
— EH (@EZxHustla) August 21, 2022
Nasty nasty slider by #DustinMay – wow, nice to have him back in the @Dodgers rotation. He’s looking scary great after #TommyJohnSurgery – no doubt Roberts will go easy on his pitch counts for now, but it sure looks like we have another budding ace on the #Dodger pitching staff. https://t.co/6qqapyZi8D
— Seth Stodder (@sethstodder) August 21, 2022
The crazy thing is from this angle it already adjusted to be just out of the zone anyway. So that swing is hilarious https://t.co/XN2ugKUPZe
— just like Ric flair, I don't remember half of it. (@I_Exude_Sarcasm) August 21, 2022
