{"id":96319,"date":"2025-08-20T08:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/96319\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T08:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:03:12","slug":"injured-astros-closer-josh-hader-aiming-for-postseason-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/96319\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured Astros closer Josh Hader aiming for postseason return"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aug 16, 2025, 05:09 PM ET<\/p>\n

HOUSTON — Injured Houston Astros<\/a> All-Star closer Josh Hader<\/a> said he hopes to pitch again in 2025, even if it just means in the postseason.<\/p>\n

Hader will not throw for three weeks after being diagnosed with a left capsule shoulder strain on Friday. He will fill that time with rest and strengthening exercises and be reevaluated to see if he can resume a throwing program.<\/p>\n

“We’ll see how my body recovers and how it’s taking on rehab,” Hader said. “Right now for me, I’m trying to get as strong as I can for these next three weeks and see where I go from there.”<\/p>\n

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Once he’s able to throw again, Hader said he would need an additional ramp-up period of about three weeks in order to pitch in games, which would likely rule him out of the remainder of the regular season. But, the six-time All-Star hopes to return in the postseason for the Astros, who entered Saturday leading the American League West by a half-game over Seattle.<\/p>\n

“Obviously, I would love to be part of a playoff push, but realistically, I’m thinking about longevity,” Hader said. “If I can get these three weeks, get healthy and start moving into a direction where I can start throwing, yeah I would be definitely optimistic.”<\/p>\n

Hader was placed on the injured list for the first time in his nine-year career on Monday after he felt something in his shoulder he hadn’t felt before while throwing in training.<\/p>\n

“That’s when I kind of threw up the caution signs and wanted to kind of look in deeper and kind of see what was really going on,” Hader said.<\/p>\n

In his second year with the Astros, Hader is 6-2 with a 2.05 ERA and is fifth with 28 saves in 48 appearances this season.<\/p>\n

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