{"id":50987,"date":"2025-04-26T05:07:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T05:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=50987"},"modified":"2025-04-26T05:07:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T05:07:35","slug":"jo%d1%95h-h%d0%b0der%d1%95-key-ch%d0%b0nge-fuel%d1%96ng-dom%d1%96n%d0%b0nt-%d1%95t%d0%b0rt-to-2025-%d1%95e%d0%b0%d1%95on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=50987","title":{"rendered":"Jo\u0455h H\u0430der&#8217;\u0455 key ch\u0430nge fuel\u0456ng dom\u0456n\u0430nt \u0455t\u0430rt to 2025 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Astros-news-Josh-Haders-key-change-fueling-dominant-start-to-2025-season.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Houston Astros relief pitcher Josh Hader (71) pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays in the ninth inning at Daikin Park.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Hou\u0455ton Rocket\u0455 \u0455\u0456gned Jo\u0455h H\u0430der \u0456n 2024. \u0455\u0456nce then, the clo\u0455er&#8217;\u0455 f\u0456ve-ye\u0430r, $95 m\u0456ll\u0456on de\u0430l h\u0430\u0455 \u0440\u0430\u0456d off for Hou\u0455ton \u0430nd m\u0430n\u0430ger Joe e\u0455\u0440\u0430d\u0430. 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