Bryan Holaday

Bryan Holaday is exactly the sort of ballplayer I have a soft spot for. A catcher out of Dallas who broke in with the Tigers in 2012 and then suited up for the Rangers, Red Sox, Marlins, Orioles and Diamondbacks, he was never a marquee slugger, yet team after team wanted his hands behind the plate. Catching is the most thankless, cerebral job on the diamond, reading pitchers and absorbing the game in a crouch. I admire the quiet professionalism of a career built on trust rather than headlines. Players like him are the unglamorous spine that holds a clubhouse together.

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Name (English)

Bryan Holaday

Name (Japanese)

ブライアン・ホラデイ

Reading

ぶらいあん・ほらでい

Born

November 19, 1987 (age 38)

Origin

Dallas, Texas, United States

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

High school

W. T. White High School

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Tags

• Texas
• baseball player

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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