Josh Hader
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Hader with the San Diego Padres in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Houston Astros – No. 71 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: April 7, 1994 Millersville, Maryland, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| June 10, 2017, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through June 15, 2025) | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 31–29 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 2.62 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 801 | ||||||||||||||
| Saves | 217 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Joshua Ronald Hader (born April 7, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres. Hader is a five-time All-Star and three-time winner of the National League Reliever of the Year Award.
The Baltimore Orioles selected him in the 19th round of the 2012 MLB draft. He was traded twice, including to the Astros, before joining the Milwaukee Brewers organization in 2015. Hader played for the United States national team in the Pan American Games in 2015 and appeared in the All-Star Futures Game in 2016. As a member of the Brewers, Hader made his MLB debut in 2017. In 2021, he became the fastest pitcher in major league history to reach 400 strikeouts. The Brewers traded Hader to the Padres in 2022.