Red Sox’ Tanner Houck to undergo Tommy John surgery

Tanner Houck s complex season has officially reached its conclusion The Red Sox right-hander will undergo Tommy John surgery manager Alex Cora declared Saturday afternoon The procedure which repairs the elbow s ulnar collateral ligament UCL carries a recovery timetable of - months meaning Houck could miss all of next season as well This season has been a heartbreaking turn of events for the righty who debuted in September and is now the organization s longest-tenured participant following the Rafael Devers pact in June Houck was a first-time All-Star last year and pitched to career-best marks in ERA starts innings pitched and strikeouts Through just nine starts totaling innings this season Houck posted a ERA with strikeouts It became apparent early on that he was struggling Last year he struck out of batters walked just and allowed home runs at a sterling rate nearly half the league average This year though a smaller sample size the strikeout rate plummeted to he issued walks at an clip and the home runs skyrocketed to