"It’s gonna be long, it’s gonna be hard, but I’m ready for it. I’ve made peace with it myself.” The post Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck reacts to news that he needs Tommy John surgery appeared first on Boston.

Houck had non-surgical alternatives available, including platelet-rich plasma and stem-cell treatment, to try to fix his arm. But those would have merely been “delaying the inevitable,” he said.

Red Sox starter Tanner Houck said he’s at peace with his decision to undergo Tommy John surgery.