KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Boston Red Sox have signed first-round draft pick Tanner Houck and assigned the right-handed pitcher to their minor league affiliate in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Houck signed Wednesday and will play in the short-season New York-Penn League.
Houck is from University of Missouri. He was the 24th overall selection and got a signing bonus of $2,614,500.
The 20-year-old went 4-7 with a 3.33 ERA as a junior, striking out 95 in 94 2/3 innings. The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Houck in the 12th round out of high school, but he opted to go to Missouri.