The Astros hold a five-game lead in the AL West and have already played the most difficult schedule in baseball, winning ...

Jorge Montanez breaks down the last week in saves and middle relievers on the rise in the latest closer report.

The 2025 MLB All-Star Game rocked. Hard. A stunning comeback by the American League culminated in a 6-6 ballgame after nine innings, which led to an extra innings Home Run Derby where Kyle Schwarber ...

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a ...

Josh Hader, enjoying the All-Star game with his son Lucas, is using his fastball less as he evolves as a closer.

Lucas Hader, the son of Astros closer Josh Hader and his wife Maria, was still a baby when he attended his first All-Star ...

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Hader allowed a run on two hits and struck out two in one inning to take a blown save in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Rangers.

Astros closer Josh Hader has pitched enough innings at Daikin Park to understand that any fly ball that’s hit in the air to ...

Houston Astros closer Josh Hader (71) reacts after striking out New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto for the final out of the ninth inning on Opening Day of an MLB game at Daikin Park in Houston ...

Astros $95 million closer Josh Hader allowed the go-ahead three-run double in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Tigers to end their season.

HOUSTON — Josh Hader is back where his chase for championships began, completing the sort of full-circle journey only baseball seems to author. The Houston Astros acquired him 11 years ago and ...