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I'm incredibly excited to get back out there': Tanner Houck set to
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Boston's Houck hit on face by liner off bat of Yankees' Higashioka
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Boston Red Sox closer Tanner Houck likely needs back surgery, Alex
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Tanner Houck is reportedly unvaccinated, unable to pitch in Toronto
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Red Sox Tanner Houck ripped after loss, absence over unvaxxed
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Red Sox's Tanner Houck To Undergo Back Surgery For Disc Issue
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Red Sox's Tanner Houck needs stitches after taking liner to face
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MLB Notebook: Red Sox rotation not yet fully formed; early season
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Tanner Houck to undergo facial surgery, no timetable for return
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Tanner Houck's IL placement will shuffle the Red Sox starting
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Tanner Houck is ready to 'give everything' he can after being
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Mizzou Baseball Insider: Houck Continues Rise in Red Sox System
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Red Sox: Tanner Houck will be a vital part of the starting
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Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck set to have surgery to insert a plate