Dustin May Breaks Silence on Dodgers Exit, Trade to Red Sox

The Los Angeles Dodgers traded right-handed pitcher Dustin May to the Boston Red Sox ahead of the trade deadline in a move that became increasingly more likely heading into the final week of July.

With the Dodgers getting healthy, May — who had a 4.85 ERA across a career-high 104 innings this season — was losing his spot in the rotation.

So just before the 3 p.m. PT deadline on Thursday, the Dodgers sent May to Boston for a pretty substantial haul: 2024 first-round pick James Tibbs III and outfielding prospect Zach Ehrhard.

While the trade didn’t exactly come out of the blue, it was still weird to see May on the move. The 27-year-old had spent his entire professional career with the Dodgers…