Josh Hader

Josh Hader
Josh Hader
	Hader with the San Diego Padres in 2023
Houston Astros – No. 71
	Pitcher
	Born: April 7, 1994 (age 30); Millersville, Maryland, U.S.
	Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
	June 10, 2017, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics ; (through 2024 season)
Win–loss record	28–29
Earned run average	2.70
Strikeouts	753
Saves	199
Teams
	Milwaukee Brewers (2017–2022); San Diego Padres (2022–2023); Houston Astros (2024–present);
Career highlights and awards
	5× All-Star (2018, 2019, 2021–2023); 3× All-MLB First Team (2019, 2021, 2023); 3× NL Reliever of the Year (2018, 2019, 2021); NL saves leader (2020); Pitched a combined no-hitter (September 11, 2021); Pitched an immaculate inning (March 30, 2019); MLB records Most consecutive outs via strikeout (16; September 22, 2018); Most consecutive hitless appearances (12); Fastest player to reach 400 strikeouts (accomplished in 234+2⁄3 IP); Most consecutive saves to start a season (18);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing United States
Pan American Games

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.