Tanner Houck


Tanner Lee Houck is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization of Major League Baseball.

Career

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.
As a freshman at Missouri in 2015, Houck started 15 games, going 8–5 with a 3.49 earned run average and 91 strikeouts and only 12 walks in innings. After the season, he played for the United States collegiate national team. Against Cuba, Houck, A. J. Puk and Ryan Hendrix combined to throw a no-hitter. As a sophomore, Houck started 15 games and was 5–6 with a 2.99 ERA and 106 strikeouts.

Boston Red Sox

Houck was drafted by the Boston Red Sox with the 24th overall pick in the 2017 MLB draft. He signed on June 21, 2017, and was assigned to the Class A Short Season Lowell Spinners, where he spent the whole season, posting an 0–3 record with a 3.63 ERA in innings pitched.
In 2018, he played with the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox where he pitched to a 7–11 record with a 4.24 ERA in 23 starts.
In 2019, he began with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, and was promoted to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox on July 13. Overall during 2019, Houck was 8–6 with a 4.01 ERA and 107 strikeouts in innings.
Following the 2019 regular season, Houck made six starts for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League. And also, on October 10, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12.