Closer Josh Hader of the Houston Astros has been voted the American League Reliever of the Month for August and closer Trevor Megill of the Milwaukee Brewers has been named the National League Reliever of the Month for August. The announcements were made earlier today on MLB Network.
Hader earned his ninth career award and third with the Astros after previously winning in August 2024 and June 2025. He also won five times as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers (April 2018, May 2019, June 2019, June 2021 & April 2022); and once as a member of the San Diego Padres (April 2023). Hader’s nine awards are second-most all time, trailing only Edwin Díaz’s 10. Hader is one of three Astros to receive the honor along with Brad Lidge (July 2005) and José Valverde (August 2008), and Hader remains the only Astro to win the award multiple times with the Club. Alongside Aroldis Chapman and Craig Kimbrel, Hader is one of three relievers to win the award with three different Clubs since the award’s inception in 2005. Megill earned his first career award and became the eighth different Brewer to do so, joining Francisco Cordero (April 2007); Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman (May 2009); John Axford (July 2011); Corey Knebel (2x: August 2017 & September 2018); Hader (5x: April 2018, May 2019, June 2019, June 2021 & April 2022); Brent Suter (September 2019); and Devin Williams (3x: September 2020, August 2021 & July 2023).
Josh Hader, Houston Astros (@josh.hader)
-- The 32-year-old pitched to a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/14.1 IP) while converting all seven of his save opportunities across 13 appearances in which he allowed four hits with a walk, 15 strikeouts, a 0.35 WHIP, a .085 opponents’ average and 9.42 strikeouts per nine innings.
-- The Millersville, Maryland native’s 15.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio and .085 opponents’ average ranked second among qualified relievers; his seven saves tied for sixth-most; and his 2.1 walk percentage tied for eighth-lowest.
-- The three-time Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year is currently on a 20.0-inning scoreless streak which dates back to July 21st, spanning his last 19 appearances after he earned the save yesterday against the White Sox. Hader’s 19-game streak is the longest by an Astros hurler this season and second-longest active streak in the Majors, trailing only Milwaukee’s Abner Uribe, who has not allowed a run in each of his last 23 appearances since June 20th.
-- The left-hander recorded his 874th and 875th career strikeouts on August 27th, surpassing Sparky Lyle for the ninth-most strikeouts by a left-handed reliever in Major League history. His 248 career saves rank sixth-most amongst all left-handed relievers.
-- With his scoreless outing on August 19th, Hader became the 14th active player with 500 career relief appearances. Among all relievers in Baseball history, his 2.51 career ERA ranks seventh, and is the second-lowest among active relievers with at least 500 career appearances, trailing only Aroldis Chapman (2.48 ERA).
Trevor Megill, Milwaukee Brewers (@trevormegill)
-- The 32-year-old pitched to a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/12.0 IP) while converting all eight of his save opportunities across 11 appearances in which he allowed two hits with three walks, seven strikeouts, a 0.42 WHIP, a .053 opponents’ average and 5.25 strikeouts per nine innings.
-- The Long Beach, California native paced all qualified relievers in opponents’ average and his hits allowed tied for lowest, while his WHIP was second-lowest and saves tied for second-most.
-- The 2025 All-Star joined Francisco Cordero (March/April 2007) and Hader (2x: March/April 2022 & May 2022) as the only relievers in Brewers’ franchise history to record a month with eight-or-more saves while allowing two-or-less hits. Additionally, he became the franchise’s first reliever to post a month with at least eight saves while holding opposing hitters to a batting average of .053 or less.
-- Megill recorded saves in back-to-back contests on August 4-5 th and again on August 20-21st, marking the second and third such occurrences this season.
-- Megill has not allowed an earned run in 28 of his last 30 outings and has held opponents scoreless in his last 14 appearances, allowing just four hits and three walks across 14.1 innings pitched. Dating back to June 16th, he has converted all 17 of his save opportunities.
Others receiving votes for AL Reliever of the Month included Hader’s Astros teammates, Bryan Abreu (3-0, 1.84 ERA, 14 G, 1-for-2 SV, 14.2 IP, 7 H, 0 HR, 11 BB, 20 SO) and AJ Blubaugh (0-0, 0.56 ERA, 11 G, 1-for-1 SV, 16.0 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 16 SO); Elvis Alvarado (1-0, 1.50 ERA, 14 G, 3-for-3 SV, 12.0 IP, 6 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 14 SO) of the Athletics; Paul Blackburn (4-1, 0.00 ERA, 0-for-1 SV, 16.2 IP, 10 H, 0 HR, 8 BB, 15 SO) of the New York Yankees; All-Star Bryan Baker (0- 2, 1.54 ERA, 12 G, 9-for-9 SV, 11.2 IP, 8 H, 2 HR, 2 BB, 15 SO) of the Tampa Bay Rays; All-Star Jacob Latz (1-0, 0.90 ERA, 6-for-7 SV, 10.0 IP, 5 H, 0 HR, 7 BB, 15 SO) of the Texas Rangers; Drew Sommers (1-1, 1.46 ERA, 12.1 IP, 7 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 22 SO) of the Detroit Tigers; Grant Taylor (3-0, 0.55 ERA, 12 G, 3-for-6 SV, 16.1 IP, 11 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 17 SO) of the Chicago White Sox; and All-Star Louis Varland (2-1, 2.13 ERA, 12 G, 7-for-8 SV, 12.2 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 11 SO) of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Others receiving votes for NL Reliever of the Month included Megill’s Brewers teammate All-Star Aaron Ashby (1-0, 0.63 ERA, 12 G, 2-for-3 SV, 14.1 IP, 9 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 21 SO); All-Star Jhoan Duran (1-0, 0.60 ERA, 5-for-5 SV, 15.0 IP, 14 H, 0 HR, 3 BB, 16 SO) of the Philadelphia Phillies; Didier Fuentes (1-0, 1.76 ERA, 12 G, 2-for-5 SV, 15.1 IP, 11 H, 2 HR, 4 BB, 22 SO) of the Atlanta Braves; rookie Nate Lavender (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 11 G, 0-for-1 SV, 11.0 IP, 4 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 12 SO) of the New York Mets; Mason Montgomery (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 11 G, 5-for-5 SV, 10.2 IP, 4 H, 0 HR, 1 BB, 20 SO) of the Pittsburgh Pirates; Adrian Morejon (1-0, 0.54 ERA, 13 G, 1-for-1 SV, 16.2 IP, 7 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 26 SO) of the San Diego Padres; AllStar Riley O’Brien (0-2, 5.73 ERA, 12 G, 8-for-8 SV, 11.0 IP, 10 H, 1 HR, 5 BB, 8 SO) of the St. Louis Cardinals; and Jacob Webb (2-2, 3.75 ERA, 12 G, 4-for-6 SV, 12.0 IP, 9 H, 2 HR, 4 BB 10 K) of the Chicago Cubs.