The Boston Red Sox won’t have Tanner Houck back in the mix any time soon.
Before Monday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Red Sox manager Alex Cora revealed that Houck has been shut down from throwing due to a reoccurence of flexor soreness. The right-hander felt arm soreness after his rehab start at Triple-A Worcester on July 9 and was pulled off his rehab assignment on Friday.
“He’s going to stay on the IL,” Cora said, via MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo. “They checked on him. There’s no surgery needed. Just rest. Reset him now, get treatment and see where we’re headed after that.”
Houck initially was placed on the injured list with a right flexor pronator strain on May 13. After earning his first career All-Star nod in 2024, the 29-year-old posted an 8.04 ERA across 43.2 innings pitched with Boston in 2025. He didn’t fare much better in his five rehab appearances for Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester, recording a 5.74 ERA in 15.2 innings.
It’s unclear when Houck could return to the mound this season, if at all.
“I can’t give you an answer right now,” Cora added. “This happened during the week. He felt it in his last one. He saw the doctors and all that stuff. We’ve got to go to step one, I guess.”
Houck’s setback further emphasizes the Red Sox’ need to find rotation help before the July 31 trade deadline. They will also be without Hunter Dobbins (torn ACL) and Kutter Crawford (wrist) for the rest of the season
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