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Star closer Josh Hader and the Houston Astros have agreed to a five-year, $95 million contract, a source tells ESPN's Jeff Passan.
It is the largest present-day value contract for a relief pitcher in baseball history. The deal contains no deferrals.
Hader made an All-Star team in each of his five full seasons in the major leagues and has established himself as arguably the game's best closer -- with an MLB-best 153 saves since 2019.
His 437 strikeouts in that five-year stretch are 59 more than the next-closest reliever.