Jeff PassanDec 13, 2025, 04:38 PM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsRight-hander Dustin May and the St. Louis Cardinals are in agreement on a free agent contract, pending a physical, sources told ESPN on Saturday. As one of the youngest free agents in the class, May, 28, drew widespread interest from teams tantalized by his ceiling. May threw a career-high 132⅓ innings last year in his first season since recovering from a torn esophagus in July 2024 that required surgery and caused him to miss the remainder of the year after an arm injury kept him out the first 3½ months. He was traded from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox and together went 7-11 with a 4.96 ERA. While May's sinker velocity dipped from its peak of 98 mph to 94.5, the 6-foot-6 May was trying to regain the 40 pounds he lost in the first three weeks after the surgery.
