Tanner Houck
Tanner Houck | |
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Boston Red Sox – No. 89 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. | June 29, 1996|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 15, 2020, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics (through June 24, 2024) | |
Win–loss record | 22–24 |
Earned run average | 3.37 |
Strikeouts | 364 |
Teams | |
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Tanner Lee Houck (born June 29, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Red Sox with the 24th overall pick in the 2017 MLB draft. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 230 pounds (100 kg), he throws and bats right-handed.
Amateur career
Houck attended Collinsville High School in Collinsville, Illinois. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 12th round of the 2014 MLB draft, but did not sign and attended the University of Missouri to play college baseball.[1][2][3] As a freshman at Missouri in 2015, Houck started 15 games, going 8–5 with a 3.49 earned run average (ERA) and 91 strikeouts and only 12 walks in 100+2⁄3 innings.[4][5] As a sophomore, Houck started 15 games and was 5–6 with a 2.99 ERA and 106 strikeouts.
Professional career
The
In 2019, he began with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs,[8] and was promoted to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox on July 13.[7] Overall during 2019, Houck was 8–6 with a 4.01 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 107+2⁄3 innings.[7] Following the 2019 regular season, Houck made six starts for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.[9]
During the start-delayed
Houck began the 2021 season on Boston's active roster; he lost one start and made one relief appearance before being optioned to the team's alternate training site on April 7.[16][17] He was recalled to start one game of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox on April 18, taking the loss.[18] Houck was again recalled by the Red Sox on July 16,[19] earning his first major-league save that evening, pitching the final three innings of a 4–0 win over the Yankees in The Bronx.[20] He was optioned to and recalled from the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox several times during July and August.[19][21] Overall during the regular season, Houck made 18 appearances (13 starts) for Boston, compiling a 1–5 record with 3.52 ERA; he struck out 87 batters in 69 innings.[14]
Houck began the 2022 season in the Red Sox' starting rotation. He was placed on the
Houck returned to the starting rotation for 2023. On June 16, he was struck by a line drive in a home game against the Yankees, and was subsequently placed on the injured list with a facial fracture.[27] He returned to Boston's active roster on August 22.[28]
On April 17, 2024, Houck threw a
International career
In the summer of 2015, Houck played for the United States collegiate national team.[30] Against Cuba, Houck, A. J. Puk and Ryan Hendrix combined to throw a no-hitter.[31]
In October 2019, Houck was selected for the United States national baseball team for the 2019 WBSC Premier12 tournament.[32]
References
- ^ "Metro Independent Athlete of the Week: Tanner Houck, Toronto Blue Jays draftee « The Metro Independent".
- ^ Nestor, Matt. "Tanner Houck is living the dream at Missouri". columbiatribune.com.
- ^ "Mizzou pitcher Tanner Houck keeps major-league motivation on his wrist - The Kansas City Star".
- ^ Matter, Dave. "Houck emerges as Mizzou's next pitching star".
- ^ Hodgson, Andrew. "Tanner Houck might lack name recognition, but he has a bright professional future".
- ^ Browne, Ian (June 12, 2017). "Sox take Houck with 24th pick in Draft". MLB.com.
- ^ a b c d "Tanner Houck Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Christopher (April 2, 2019). "Durbin Feltman, Boston Red Sox hard-throwing prospect, to start 2019 at Double-A Portland with Bobby Dalbec, Tanner Houck, Darwinzon Hernandez". masslive.com.
- ^ Smith, Christopher (August 29, 2019). "Boston Red Sox top pitching prospects Tanner Houck, Bryan Mata among 6 headed to Arizona Fall League". masslive.com. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ "Red Sox vs. Marlins". ESPN.com. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ "Houck's debut nets win, $700 donation". MLB.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ Campbell, Lauren (September 16, 2020). "Red Sox Notes: Tanner Houck Describes 'Surreal' MLB Debut After Win". NESN.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ Francisco, Alexandra (September 20, 2020). "Red Sox Notes: Tanner Houck Makes MLB History In Second Career Start". NESN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Tanner Houck Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ Speier, Alex (November 12, 2020). "Ranking the top prospects in the Red Sox' farm system". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. April 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "Tanner Houck 2021 Pitching Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "White Sox 3, Red Sox 2". MLB.com. April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. July 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Red Sox's Tanner Houck: Earns three-inning save". CBS Sports. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. August 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- Boston Globe. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ Collins, Matt (April 29, 2022). "Red Sox designate Travis Shaw for assignment". overthemonster.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ Cotillo, Chris (June 27, 2022). "Boston Red Sox roster moves: Connor Seabold, Yolmer Sánchez called up to replace Tanner Houck, Jarren Duran (unvaccinated) in Toronto". masslive.com. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. August 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- ^ McWilliams, Julian (September 3, 2022). "Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck will have back surgery". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ "Red Sox's Tanner Houck: Moves to injured list". CBS Sports. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Conor (August 22, 2023). "Red Sox injuries: Jarren Duran placed on 10-day IL; Tanner Houck to make first start since June 16". Boston.com. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- ^ Browne, Ian. "Total domination: Houck tosses MLB's fastest game in nearly 14 years". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media, LP. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Gjata, Joseph. "USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team selects Houck on roster".
- ^ "No hitter! Team USA blanks Cuba to open series". usabaseball.com. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "USA Baseball Names Premier12 Roster". USA Baseball. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- SoxProspects.com
- Missouri Tigers bio
- Tanner Houck on X