Josh Hader

Josh Hader
Hader with the San Diego Padres in 2023
Houston Astros – No. 71
Pitcher
Born: (1994-04-07) 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 July 23, 2024)
Win–loss record23–26
Earned run average2.62
Strikeouts718
Saves185
Teams
Career highlights and awards

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+23 IP)
  • Most consecutive saves to start a season (18)
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team

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 before joining the Milwaukee Brewers organization in 2015. Hader played for the United States national baseball team in the Pan American Games in 2015 and appeared in the All-Star Futures Game in 2016. Traded to the Milwaukee Brewers organization in 2015, 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.