American pitcher Tanner Lee Houck, who plays for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball, was born on June 29, 1996. (MLB).
In the 2017 MLB Draft, the Red Sox selected him in the 24th overall choice.
He bats and throws right-handed and is listed at 230 pounds (100 kg) and 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall.
Between 2020 and 2022, Tanner Houck threw 2,471 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system, including pitches made during the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training.
They have predominantly used their Slider (85 mph), Sinker (95 mph), and Fourseam Fastball (95 mph) in 2022, while also incorporating a Splitter (88mph). In comparison to other pitchers’ sliders, his sweeps through the zone, produce a few more flyballs, and exhibit some two-plane action.
His sinker has heavy sinking action, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers’ sinkers, has well above average velo, and has a slight arm side run.
He also generates an extremely high number of swings and misses compared to other pitchers’ sinkers. When compared to other pitchers’ four-seam fastballs, he features a heavier sinking action, more groundballs as a result, a slight arm-side run, and slightly above average velo.
In comparison to other pitchers, he throws a splitter that is firmer, produces more flyballs, has some natural sink to it, and has a tiny arm-side fade.