Trevor Joseph May (born September 23, 1989) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

and

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

. May is also a part-owner of the

Fan Controlled Football Fan Controlled Football (FCF) is a professional 7-on-7 Indoor football league created in 2017 as the first sports league controlled by fans. All games are played at the Pullman Yards in Atlanta, Georgia and broadcast on Twitch, NBCLX, DAZN, ...

's (FCF)

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High school

May attended Kelso High School in

Kelso, Washington Kelso is a city in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Washington and is the county seat of Cowlitz County. At the 2020 census, the population was 12,720. Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan statistical area, which ...

. In his senior year, he led the Hilanders to a 25–2

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, and a second-place finish at the 3A

Washington Interscholastic Activities Association The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) is the governing body of athletics and activities for secondary education schools in the state of Washington. As of February 2011, the private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization consists ...

baseball championships. He had signed a letter of intent to play at the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

. May was named 3A State Player of the Year by the Washington State Baseball Coaches Association. He graduated in 2008 as class

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Professional career

Philadelphia Phillies organization

The

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selected May in the fourth round of the

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. Prior to the 2011 season, May was the Phillies best prospect according to ''

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'' That season, while pitching for the

Clearwater Threshers The Clearwater Threshers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. They are located in Clearwater, Florida, and have played their home games at BayCare Ballpark since 2 ...

, he went 10–8 with a 3.63

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and 208

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in 151

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. After the season, he won the

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, which is awarded to the Phillies best minor league pitcher. Prior to the 2012 season, May was the Phillies' best prospect according to ''

''. He was ranked 69th in all of baseball.

Minnesota Twins

On December 6, 2012, the Phillies traded May, along with

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, to the

for

Ben Revere Ben Daniel Revere (born May 3, 1988) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, and Los Angeles Angels. ...

. May was named to the 2014

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, but withdrew due to injury. May made his major league debut on August 9, 2014, against the

. He had been pitching well for the

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of the

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, but lasted only two innings, throwing 28 of 63 pitches for strikes, walking seven, allowing four earned runs, and not striking out a batter. May got his first major league win on September 3, 2014, as the Twins beat the

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at home, 11–4. He pitched innings allowing six hits and three earned runs while striking out six. In 2016, May was 2–2 with a 5.27 ERA as a reliever, before his season ended with a back injury that was diagnosed as a

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.Trevor May of Minnesota Twins has torn UCL in pitching elbow
/ref> In March 2017 an

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revealed that May had a tear in his

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in his pitching elbow. On March 21, it was revealed that May would undergo

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, therefore ending his 2017 season. May began the 2018 season on the 60-day disabled list. He was activated on June 6, and optioned to Triple-A. For the Twins in 2019, May recorded a 2.94 ERA and 5–3 record with 79 strikeouts in innings pitched. In 2020, May had an ERA of 3.86 in innings with 38 strikeouts.

New York Mets

On December 2, 2020, May signed a two-year contract worth $15.5 million with the

. In 2021, May pitched in a career-high 68 games and posted a 7–3 record with a 3.59 ERA and 83 strikeouts in innings. On May 15, 2022, May was placed on the 60-day injured list with a stress reaction in the lower portion of his humerus.

Oakland Athletics

On December 16, 2022, May signed a one-year contract with the

Personal life

May has an avid interest in electronic music, previously using the pseudonym DJ HEYBEEF; more recently, DJ MAZR, and streams on

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. May described himself as "a partnered Twitch Streamer, a DJ, a Social Media connoisseur, an esports Entrepreneur, a gaming tournament organizer and commentator, and obviously an exceptional writer." May is a co-owner of Winston's Lab, an "Esports Lab" that focuses on measuring players' and teams' performance in Overwatch League (OWL). In February 2017, May signed with Canadian professional esports organization,

Luminosity Gaming Luminosity Gaming is a professional esports organization based in North America. It has teams competing in '' Call of Duty, Overwatch, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege'', '' Super Smash Bros.'', ''Fortnite,'' ''Apex Legends and Rocket League''. ...

as a streamer. May co-hosts the "May Contain Action" podcast along with Twitch Streamer Paul "actionjaxon" Jackson. May is one of five partial owners of the

Indoor Football team. May is also a fan of

Brandon Sanderson Brandon Winn Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American author of high fantasy and science fiction. He is best known for the Cosmere fictional universe, in which most of his fantasy novels, most notably the ''Mistborn'' series and ''The ...

, calling his

Mistborn ''Mistborn'' is a series of epic fantasy novels written by American author Brandon Sanderson and published by Tor Books. The first trilogy, published between 2006 and 2008, consists of ''The Final Empire'', ''The Well of Ascension'', and ''Th ...

and

The Stormlight Archive ''The Stormlight Archive'' is a series of epic fantasy novels written by American author Brandon Sanderson, planned to consist of ten novels. As of 2022, the series comprises four published novels and two novellas. The first novel, ''The Way of ...

franchises, "Two of the most imaginative series I've ever read."

References

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