May announced Monday during a stream on his personal Twitch account that he has retired from professional baseball, SNY.tv reports.
May, who turned 34 years old in September, still appeared to have something left in the tank after recording 21 saves while pitching to a 3.28 ERA and 1.37 WHIP over 46.2 innings with Oakland in 2023, but he'll choose to walk away from the game rather than pursuing a short-term deal with the Athletics or another club in free agency. Over parts of nine seasons in the majors with the Twins, Mets and Athletics, May notched 36 wins, 33 saves and 67 holds and accrued a 4.24 ERA across 450.1 career innings.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Secures 21st save
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May picked up the save Thursday against Minnesota, striking out one over a perfect inning.
May was called upon in the bottom of the ninth to protect a one-run lead and didn't disappoint, retiring the side in order to record his 21st save of the season. The right-handed reliever has now converted his last 11 save opportunities and hasn't allowed a run since Aug. 13. Thursday also marked his fifth appearance this month in which he didn't allow any hits.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Records 20th save
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May recorded his 20th save in the Athletics' win over the Tigers on Saturday, allowing a hit and a walk over 1.1 innings. He struck out three.
May turned in another impressive late-game performance while generating his 13th straight scoreless outing overall. The veteran right-hander's multi-inning appearance was his first such outing since Aug. 5, when he'd earned a win while logging 1.2 frames against the Giants. May has registered a save in eight of his last 11 trips to the mound as well and has worked his ERA down to 3.43 with his current strong stretch of pitching, his lowest figure in that category since after his first appearance of the season back on April 4.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Closes out Rangers
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May allowed a hit in a scoreless inning and earned the save in a win over the Rangers on Friday.
May coughed up a two-out single but still slammed the door to finish the 6-3 win. He's riding an 8.1-inning scoreless streak, lowering his season ERA to 3.79 through 40.1 frames. May has converted 19 of his 22 save opportunities this year, including nine straight.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Locks down 18th save
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May recorded his 18th save in the Athletics' win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday, allowing one hit during a scoreless ninth inning.
May made relatively quick work of the pinch-hitting Spencer Horwitz and Daulton Varsho after allowing a leadoff single to Santiago Espinal, throwing 11 of his 15 pitches for strikes along the way. The veteran right-hander has a win and six saves in his last seven appearances, and he's lowered his ERA from 4.78 to 3.89 since an Aug. 13 stumble against the Nationals, when he allowed five runs (three earned) over just two-thirds of an inning.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Snags save Sunday
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May struck out the only batter he faced and earned a save against the Angels on Sunday.
Kirby Snead was originally called upon to finish the game for Oakland but struggled in the ninth inning. May came in to clean up the mess and struck out Mike Moustakas on three pitches to end the 10-6 victory. May has allowed three earned runs over his last 15 appearances, all coming during an ugly outing Aug. 13 against Washington. He's lowered his season ERA from 5.32 to 3.99 during that stretch and has now converted 17 of his 20 save opportunities.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Picks up save No. 16
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May picked up the save Saturday against the Angels, allowing two walks over a scoreless inning.
May entered the game with a 2-1 lead in the ninth and proceeded to walk the first batter he faced on five pitches. However, the right-handed reliever was able to retire the next two batters before intentionally walking Shohei Ohtani and eventually getting out of the jam to record his 16th save of the season. May has converted each of his last six save opportunities and has not allowed an earned run since Aug. 13, lowering his season ERA to 4.03.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Nabs 15th save
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May allowed two hits and struck out three over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Mariners.
May has generated a scoreless outing in 12 of his last 14 appearances, including each of his last five. Tuesday's effort was a bit of a shaky one, but he was able to strike out Eugenio Suarez with runners on second and third to escape a jam. May is now 15-for-18 in save chances this season while posting a 4.14 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 32:26 K:BB over 37 innings.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Notches 14th save
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May earned a save against the White Sox on Thursday, allowing one hit in a scoreless inning.
May had a three-run lead to work with in the bottom of the ninth inning and made quick work of Chicago, needing just nine pitches to get three outs around a single. The save was the second in three days for the right-hander, pushing his total to 14 on the campaign. He had tallied 12 saves over eight big-league seasons prior to this year.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Cruises to 13th save
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May struck out one in a perfect inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Royals.
May threw 14 pitches (eight strikes) to submit his second straight clean inning against the Royals. He's pitched three of the last four days, so it's possible he may not be available to close if Wednesday's day game presents a save opportunity. May is at a 4.37 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 29:26 K:BB with 13 saves in 16 chances over 35 innings this season. Lucas Erceg would be the most likely candidate to collect a save chance if May is resting Wednesday.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Records 12th save Wednesday
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May recorded his 12th save in the Athletics' win over the Rangers on Wednesday, firing a scoreless ninth inning during which he allowed two hits and recorded a strikeout.
May got 10 of his 12 pitches in for strikes but still had to navigate some trouble of his own making before converting his sixth save opportunity since July 18. The right-hander also now has a seven-appearance scoreless streak, a stretch that's lowered his ERA from 5.32 to 4.02. While save chances can certainly be an infrequent occurrence in Oakland, May is unquestionably the top ninth-inning option for manager Mark Kotsay at the moment.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Notches 11th save
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May tossed a perfect inning and earned a save over San Francisco on Sunday.
May threw 11 of 13 pitches for strikes to quickly finish off the 8-6 win. He's turned in 6.2 consecutive shutout frames, converting five of six save chances during that stretch. The 33-year-old has 11 saves with a 4.15 ERA through 30.1 innings this season.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Gets third win Saturday
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May (3-4) recorded the win against the Giants on Saturday, firing 1.2 perfect innings during which he recorded a strikeout.
May impressively needed only 20 pitches to record his five outs, flummoxing the Giants over the last inning-plus. The right-hander hit his stride in mid-June and hasn't shown any signs of slowing down -- he boasts eight saves, a hold, a 1.29 ERA and a 0.6 HR/9 across the 14 innings covering his last 14 appearances, a stretch that's lowered his ERA from 7.04 to 4.30.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Secures 10th save
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May issued one walk in a scoreless inning against Colorado on Friday. He struck out one batter and picked up a save.
May worked around a two-out walk to shut the door in Friday's 8-5 win. All 10 of his saves have come since the start of June and he hasn't blown a chance since May 25. The 33-year-old now owns a 4.55 ERA with a 24:24 K:BB through 27.2 innings.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Avoids trouble for ninth save
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May walked two and struck out two in a scoreless and hitless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Astros.
May put two on with one out, but he was able to escape trouble with a flyout and a strikeout. This was his third consecutive scoreless outing, his most in a row since May 27-June 9, when he had six such efforts. The 33-year-old is up to nine saves with a 4.73 ERA, 1.65 WHIP and 23:23 K:BB through 26.2 innings.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Grabs eighth save
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May picked up the save in Wednesday's 6-5 victory over the Red Sox, tallying a walk and a strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning.
May now has saves in back-to-back games as he improves to 8-for-10 in opportunities this year. The 33-year-old right-hander has been solid since taking over closing duties in Oakland, pitching to a 1.74 ERA over his last 11 appearances (10.1 innings). After a rocky start, May now sports a 4.91 ERA with a 1.64 WHIP and 21:21 K:BB through 25.2 innings this season.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Secures sixth save
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May picked up the save in Tuesday's 1-0 victory over Detroit. He allowed no hits and one walk while striking out one over a scoreless inning.
Oakland broke a scoreless tie in the top of the 10th inning, and May worked around the designated runner and a two-out walk in the bottom of the frame for his sixth save of the year. The right-hander gave up eight earned runs over his first eight outings of the season before he landed on the injured list in mid-April for anxiety issues, but since rejoining the active roster May 23, he has a 2.70 ERA with six saves in 17 appearances.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Picks up fifth save
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May picked up the save Friday against the White Sox. He allowed one run on one hit while striking out two over 1.1 innings. He did not walk a batter.
May has now reached a new single-season career high in saves. However, his inflated 1.79 WHIP would also be the highest of his career if the season ended Friday, rendering him a bit untrustworthy in fantasy.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Notches fourth save
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May gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his fourth save of the season in a 5-4 win over the Blue Jays.
The game seemed like it was headed for extra innings until Shea Langeliers launched a solo shot off Toronto closer Jordan Romano in the top of the ninth, setting the stage for May to wrap things up. The veteran reliever has been tagged for earned runs only once in nine appearances in June while going 4-for-4 on save chances, but his 3.68 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 6:7 K:BB through 7.1 innings on the month suggest his hold on the closer role in Oakland is tenuous at best.
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Athletics' Trevor May: Takes fourth loss Tuesday
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May (1-4) took the extra-inning loss against the Guardians on Tuesday, allowing an unearned run on a hit and a walk without retiring a batter.
Entrusted with preserving a 2-2 tie when he entered in the 10th inning, May issued an intentional walk to Josh Naylor to open his appearance and ultimately surrendered a game-winning RBI single to Andres Gimenez. The veteran right-hander had gone into Tuesday with eight scoreless efforts in his previous nine outings, and despite the hiccup versus Cleveland, he's still generated a solid 3.18 ERA and three saves over the 11.1 innings he's logged across 12 appearances since being activated from the injured list May 23.
