Brewers acquire relief pitcher Matt Bush from Rangers

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The NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers acquired hard-throwing reliever and former No. 1 overall draft pick Matt Bush from the Texas Rangers on Monday night for infielder Mark Mathias and a top pitching prospect.

Bush is 2-1 with a 2.95 ERA and one save in 40 games this season, including five starting in an opener role. He hasn't allowed an earned run over his last 12 appearances.

He was brought in to help fortify the Brewers' bullpen on the same day they traded All-Star closer Josh Hader to San Diego for reliever Taylor Rogers and three other players.

"A little shocked, definitely wasn’t expecting it, but I guess just a bittersweet moment," Bush said. "It’s also really exciting to go to the Brewers, a team that’s really winning right now and has a chance of going to the playoffs and doing big things."

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Matt Bush #51 of the Texas Rangers pitches against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning at Globe Life Field on July 15, 2022 in Arlington, Texas.  (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

Texas got Mathias and left-handed pitcher Antoine Kelly. Mathias will be added to the 40-man roster with the Rangers, and Kelly will be assigned to their minor league system.

The 36-year-old Bush has spent all five of his big league seasons with the Rangers (2016-18, 2021-22). He was the first pick in the 2004 draft as a shortstop by his hometown San Diego Padres.

In 180 big league games as a pitcher, he is 12-7 with a 3.34 ERA and 188 strikeouts in 177 2/3 innings

Bush was a 30-year-old rookie when he made his major league debut with Texas in 2016. That first game came nearly 12 years after he was