Dustin May
#21 Active2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile
Dustin May’s 2025 season was a study in resilience overshadowed by statistical regression. After missing the entire 2024 campaign due to a bizarre esophageal tear and subsequent weight loss, "Big Red" finally logged a career-high 132.1 innings between the Dodgers and Red Sox. While he flashed his elite ceiling with a 1.06 ERA through his first three starts, the workload eventually caught up to him. His average fastball velocity dipped nearly three ticks to 94.5 mph, and he struggled to a 4.96 ERA and 1.42 WHIP. His year ended prematurely in September with right elbow neuritis, though he avoided structural damage and was reportedly healthy enough to pitch had Boston advanced deep into the postseason.
Entering 2026, May is the marquee "bounce-back" signing for a rebuilding Cardinals rotation, having inked a one-year, $12.5 million "prove-it" deal in December. The primary storyline in Jupiter this spring is May’s physical transformation; he arrived at camp weighing 220 pounds—roughly 20 pounds heavier than his 2025 playing weight—in an explicit effort to reclaim his lost velocity. Now fully healthy and free of the pressure of a contending Los Angeles staff, May is being groomed as a top-of-the-rotation arm alongside Matthew Liberatore. For fantasy managers, he remains the ultimate high-risk, high-reward gamble with an ADP around 215. If the added mass translates back into a 98 mph sinker, he has the potential to be a league-winning SP2, though his extensive injury history makes him a volatile asset for those seeking stability.
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Game Log
2026 Regular Season| DATE | OPPONENT | DEC | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | PC | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | @ Baltimore Orioles | 2.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.87 | 1.33 | 70 | W 6-5 | |
| Sep 11 | vs. Cincinnati Reds | W | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.74 | 1.30 | 84 | W 0-20 |
| Sep 5 | @ Cincinnati Reds | 3.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4.98 | 1.34 | 56 | L 3-5 | |
| Aug 30 | vs. Texas Rangers | L | 4.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.98 | 1.34 | 97 | L 7-4 |
| Aug 26 | @ New York Mets | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.85 | 1.31 | 1 | W 8-1 | |
| Aug 19 | vs. Seattle Mariners | L | 2.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.87 | 1.32 | 66 | L 7-5 |
| Aug 12 | @ San Diego Padres | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4.39 | 1.26 | 83 | L 3-4 | |
| Aug 6 | vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | W | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4.60 | 1.29 | 97 | W 2-5 |
| Jul 29 | vs. Chicago Cubs | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.70 | 1.30 | 13 | W 2-3 | |
| Jul 24 | vs. Cincinnati Reds | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.73 | 1.30 | 9 | L 4-2 | |
| Jul 18 | @ Arizona Diamondbacks | L | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4.78 | 1.32 | 98 | L 3-4 |
| Jul 12 | vs. Atlanta Braves | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.55 | 1.26 | 84 | L 4-3 | |
| Jul 6 | vs. Milwaukee Brewers | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.55 | 1.25 | 81 | L 4-3 | |
| Jul 2 | @ Atlanta Braves | 0.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.80 | 1.27 | 34 | W 11-5 | |
| Jun 21 | @ Kansas City Royals | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.30 | 1.20 | 44 | W 12-10 | |
| Jun 15 | vs. San Diego Padres | W | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3.75 | 1.14 | 101 | W 0-3 |
| Jun 9 | @ New York Mets | W | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.21 | 1.25 | 101 | W 7-0 |
| Jun 2 | vs. Texas Rangers | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.59 | 1.29 | 90 | L 7-4 | |
| May 27 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | L | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.57 | 1.30 | 87 | L 1-2 |
| May 21 | vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | L | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5.00 | 1.43 | 91 | L 6-2 |
| May 15 | vs. Kansas City Royals | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4.81 | 1.42 | 91 | W 4-5 | |
| May 9 | @ San Diego Padres | L | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4.85 | 1.43 | 97 | L 2-4 |
| May 3 | vs. Los Angeles Dodgers | L | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5.15 | 1.53 | 95 | L 4-1 |
| Apr 27 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.28 | 1.53 | 95 | W 4-2 | |
| Apr 21 | @ Miami Marlins | W | 5.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.84 | 1.54 | 97 | W 5-3 |
| Apr 15 | vs. Cleveland Guardians | W | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6.98 | 1.60 | 91 | W 3-5 |
| Apr 10 | vs. Boston Red Sox | W | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.45 | 1.80 | 75 | W 2-3 |
| Apr 4 | @ Detroit Tigers | L | 3.1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15.95 | 2.73 | 79 | L 6-11 |
| Mar 29 | vs. Tampa Bay Rays | L | 4.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13.50 | 2.75 | 61 | L 11-7 |
| No games against that opponent. | |||||||||||||
| Total | 7-9 | 131.1 | 130 | 74 | 71 | 12 | 45 | 127 | 4.87 | 1.33 | 2,168 | ||
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9.00 | 2.40 | 98 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-0 | 4.2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13.50 | 2.79 | 118 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 2.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11.57 | 3.00 | 70 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.50 | 0.67 | 75 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 13 | |
| Total | 3 games | 1-0 | 10.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1.69 | 0.75 | 149 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.50 | 1.17 | 91 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 3.1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18.90 | 2.70 | 79 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-0 | 8.0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10.13 | 1.88 | 135 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.50 | 1.50 | 95 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 5.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.69 | 1.31 | 97 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-1 | 11.2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.77 | 0.51 | 168 | |
| Total | 2 games | 1-0 | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.79 | 102 | |
| Total | 3 games | 1-1 | 17.1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 4.15 | 1.33 | 283 | |
| Total | 3 games | 1-1 | 22.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 1.23 | 0.59 | 281 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 2.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31.50 | 4.50 | 66 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 4.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13.50 | 2.75 | 61 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-1 | 10.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 6.30 | 1.60 | 187 | |
AVG, OBP, SLG, ERA and WHIP are season-to-date through each game, not that game alone — so the column reads as a trend and its last value is the season figure. They stay season-to-date when the log is filtered by opponent; the figure for the filtered games is the one in the Total row. The second game of a doubleheader is marked (2).
