Tanner Houck is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and will be unable to pitch in Toronto barring any changes, he told The Boston Globe‘s Julian McWilliams.
The Red Sox have a road series against the Blue Jays from April 25-28. Houck was in line to start next Tuesday, but he won’t be available due to Canada’s vaccine mandate, which prohibits people who aren’t fully vaccinated from entering the country.
“I think it’s a personal choice for everyone whether they get it or not,” Houck told the Globe. “So, that’s all I really got to say on it.