Josh Hader agrees to record-setting Astros deal in major free agency splash

Any additional bullpen help that the Yankees and Mets secure won’t feature the top reliever from this year’s free agency cycle.

Josh Hader and the Astros agreed to a five-year, $95 million deal — featuring a full no-trade clause — on Friday, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed.

The deal marks the largest free agency contract handed out by Astros owner Jim Crane, according to The Athletic.

ESPN reported that it’s the “largest present-day value contract” involving a relief pitcher in the sport’s history.

There are reportedly no deferrals in the deal, either.

So after spending his first seven MLB seasons with the Brewers and Padres, Hader will return to the franchise that acquired him in 2013 from the Orioles — the team that drafted him in the 19th round of the 2012 MLB Draft — before shipping him to Milwaukee two years later and watching him blossom into one of the league’s most dynamic closers.

Hader, who made his third All-Star Game in 2023, compiled a 1.28 ERA across 61 appearances with the Padres, which was just above his 1.23 from his final full campaign with the Brewers in 2021.

He’ll join Ryan Pressly — a two-time All-Star — as the anchors of the Astros’ bullpen, with Houston attempting to reach the ALCS for the eighth consecutive season.