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Pitcher Dustin May Dealt to Red Sox Near League Trade Deadline, per ESPN Sources

SUFFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, AUG 01 – Dustin May, a 27-year-old right-hander with a 4.85 ERA this season, joins the Red Sox to strengthen their rotation amid injuries to key starters, as Boston chases a playoff spot.

  • Minutes before Thursday’s MLB trade deadline, the Boston Red Sox acquired right-handed pitcher Dustin May from the Los Angeles Dodgers to bolster their depleted rotation.
  • Amid their playoff chase, the Red Sox entered the deadline with a rotation depleted by season-ending injuries to Kutter Crawford, Hunter Dobbins and Patrick Sandoval.
  • Dustin May has appeared in 19 games, logging a career-high 104 innings this season, with 43 walks.
  • In return for Dustin May, Craig Breslow told reporters less than 90 minutes after the deadline that the Red Sox acted 'uncomfortably' aggressive, sending James Tibbs III and Zach Ehrhard to the Dodgers.
  • Owed $2.14 million for 2025, Dustin May arrives as a rental reinforcement expected to strengthen Boston’s postseason push.
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Red Sox acquire RHP Dustin May from Dodgers but fall short of a front-line starter

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox acquired right-hander Dustin May from the Los Angeles Dodgers at the trade deadline on Thursday, bolstering the rotation but falling short of the front-line starter the team was shopping for as it tries…

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The Washington Post broke the news in on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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