“Whatever the outcome ends up being, I’ve found a way to be at peace with it.”
OAKLAND – Trevor May was gearing up to face Shohei Ohtani in a save situation over the weekend when the ruling came in from the Oakland A’s dugout: In a one-run game with a runner on third and first base open, the Los Angeles Angels superstar was going to be intentionally walked.
May’s approach illustrates how far he’s come with the A’s since mid-April when he went on the injured list to help deal with issues related to anxiety — issues he had held for years but kept under control. MLB’s new pitch clock, though, exacerbated May’s problem, and his fear of failure had him contemplating retirement.
May’s fastball has historically been his most effective pitch but said his ability to throw sliders in the strike zone right now is probably the best it’s ever been in his career. “Historically, maybe I let a tough outing kind of bleed into one or two more after that, and when you’re a reliever, a big part of having a successful season is isolating those clunkers. It’s worked.”
Since then, and leading into Friday’s game in Texas, May has enjoyed 7 1/3 straight scoreless innings with one win and six saves.
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