Tanner Houck's Tommy John Recovery: Aiming for September

0:00It's May 2nd. This is Boston Red Sox News today, team news powered by AI. Boston Red Sox pitcher, Tanner Huck, dropped some good news on his time in John Recovery right before their game against the Houston Astros. It's been 355 days since he last pitched for the team after getting surgery last August. Now he's throwing 6 days a week, a major step up in his rehab. He's building distance and volume smartly. Three days he does 20 throws at 60 feet, and the other three he's hitting 105 feet with 25 throws so far. Next week, that bumps to 50 throws at that distance, and he says he feels strong with the training staff's help. Coming off his best season ever in 2024, Huck had a 3.12 earned run average over 178 innings, and made his first All-Star team. But this year in 2025, things went south with an 8.04 earned run average in just 9 starts before the elbow issue. Side mine him for good.

1:00Huck got a 12-14-month timeline for recovery, but he's pushing hard to return by September for a playoff run. He fully believes the Red Sox can make it, and wants to help that charge. While it's way too soon to say how they'll use him if he comes back next year, this progress has fans hopeful for a strong rebound from their ace.