Tanner Houck

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.

Tanner Houck
Boston Red Sox – No. 89
Pitcher
Born: (1996-06-29) June 29, 1996
Collinsville, Illinois
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 15, 2020, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record3–0
Earned run average0.53
Strikeouts21
Teams

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.[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

Houck was drafted by the Boston Red Sox with the 24th overall pick in the 2017 MLB draft.[6] 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 ​22 1⁄3 innings pitched.[7] 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.[7]

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 2020 MLB season, Houck won his MLB debut against the Miami Marlins on September 15, allowing two hits and no runs in five innings pitched while striking out seven batters.[10] Those strikeouts resulted in Houck donating $700 to his charity, Pitch for Adoption, as before the game he had pledged to donate $100 for each strikeout. While Houck was a freshman in high school, his family adopted a 4-year-old girl, which moved him to become a supporter for adoption.[11] Houck became only the fourth player in Red Sox history to strikeout seven or more batters and not allow any runs in an MLB debut game.[12] In Houck's second start, against the New York Yankees on September 20, he took a no hitter into the sixth inning, exiting the game after that inning having held the Yankees to one hit and one unearned run.[13] Overall with the 2020 Red Sox, Houck appeared in three games (all starts), compiling a 3–0 record with 0.53 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 17 innings pitched.[14] Following the 2020 season, Houck was ranked by Baseball America as the Red Sox' number eight prospect.[15]

International career

In the summer of 2015, Houck played for the United States collegiate national team.[16] Against Cuba, Houck, A. J. Puk and Ryan Hendrix combined to throw a no-hitter.[17]

In October 2019, Houck was selected for the United States national baseball team for the 2019 WBSC Premier12 tournament.[18]

References
  1. "Metro Independent Athlete of the Week: Tanner Houck, Toronto Blue Jays draftee « The Metro Independent".
  2. 815-1786, Matt Nestor mnestor@columbiatribune.com. "Tanner Houck is living the dream at Missouri".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Mizzou pitcher Tanner Houck keeps major-league motivation on his wrist - The Kansas City Star".
  4. Matter, Dave. "Houck emerges as Mizzou's next pitching star".
  5. Hodgson, Andrew. "Tanner Houck might lack name recognition, but he has a bright professional future".
  6. Browne, Ian (June 12, 2017). "Sox take Houck with 24th pick in Draft". MLB.com.
  7. "Tanner Houck Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. "Red Sox vs. Marlins". ESPN.com. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  11. "Houck's debut nets win, $700 donation". MLB.com. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  12. Campbell, Lauren (2020-09-16). "Red Sox Notes: Tanner Houck Describes 'Surreal' MLB Debut After Win". NESN.com. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  13. Francisco, Alexandra (September 20, 2020). "Red Sox Notes: Tanner Houck Makes MLB History In Second Career Start". NESN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  14. "Tanner Houck Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  15. Speier, Alex (November 12, 2020). "Ranking the top prospects in the Red Sox' farm system". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  16. Gjata, Joseph. "USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team selects Houck on roster".
  17. "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.
  18. "USA Baseball Names Premier12 Roster". USA Baseball. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
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