Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck reacted to news on Sunday that he has to undergo Tommy John surgery.

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. “It’s unfortunate,” Houck said Sunday at Fenway Park. “It sucks. It’s a fun team to watch. It’s a fun team to be around.