Dustin May’s stint with the Red Sox was a short one.

After just six appearances (five starts) in a Boston uniform, May is moving on, as he has agreed to sign with the Cardinals, a source confirmed. It’s a one-year deal with a mutual option for 2027. May’s salary is unknown.

May, who turned 28 in September, was one of two pitching additions made by chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, who shipped prospects James Tibbs III and Zach Ehrhard to the Dodgers in a last-minute deal in order to reinforce his rotation . May pitched pretty well for the Red Sox in early August but struggled before landing on the injured list with right elbow neuritis in September. In total, May logged a 5.40 ERA in 28 ⅓ innings as a Red Sox, allowing 35 hits and recording 26 strikeouts.

May’s season ended with

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