John Bryan Holaday (born November 19, 1987) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut on June 6, 2012, with the Detroit Tigers. He has also played in MLB for the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox. Prior to his professional career, Holaday played college baseball at Texas Christian University (TCU) for the TCU Horned Frogs. In his senior season at TCU, Holaday won the Johnny Bench Award, given to the best collegiate catcher for the season.\n', '

Holaday attended W. T. White High School in Dallas, Texas, where he played for the school\'s baseball team. Holaday was a two-way player, appearing as both a pitcher and shortstop. In 2006, he was named to the Class 5A All-State Third Team by the Texas Sports Writers Association. Opposing teams began to consistently walk Holaday, leading the team\'s head coach to use him as the team\'s leadoff hitter. He competed in the Connie Mack World Series after the 2006 season.\n', '

After graduating in 2006, he enrolled at North Central Texas College, where he was initially a third baseman. During the season, he transitioned into a catcher. During the summer of 2007, he played collegiate summer baseball for the McKinney Marshals of the Texas Collegiate League.\n', '

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