After being "kind of pushed out" in Los Angeles, new Red Sox starter Dustin May is excited to join a pennant race — and keep starting — in Boston.

The Boston Red Sox have acquired right-handed pitcher Dustin May from the Los Angeles Dodgers just minutes before Thursday's Major League Baseball trade deadline, the team announced Thursday. In return,

Dustin May from the Dodgers to the Red Sox in a buzzer-beating trade. It's a potentially huge pickup for Boston, even though May has never quite lived up to his hype. The 6-foot-6 red-headed right-hander was a huge prospect. He has battled injuries and inconsistency in the majors.