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John Bryan Holaday (born November 19, 1987) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Holaday made his MLB debut on June 6, 2012. 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. ==Amateur career== Holaday attended Warren Travis 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. 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. Holaday transferred to Texas Christian University (TCU) before his sophomore season, becoming the starting catcher for the TCU Horned Frogs baseball team.〔 In 2010, his senior season, he batted .355 17 home runs, 53 runs batted in (RBIs), and 72 runs scored in 68 games played.〔 He was credited for his work with the Horned Frogs' pitching staff, especially freshman Matt Purke.〔 He led the Horned Frogs to the Mountain West Conference (MWC) tournament, winning the tournament Most Valuable Player award. He was also named the Most Outstanding Player of the Houston College Classic.〔 Holaday was named to the All-MWC first team, though TCU coach Jim Schlossnagle indicated that he felt Holaday should have won the player of the year award over C. J. Cron, due to his contributions as a batter and as a fielder. TCU reached the 2010 College World Series (CWS), the school's first CWS appearance. Holaday was named to the CWS All-Tournament Team. He was also named a Second Team All-American and won the Johnny Bench Award as the top collegiate catcher for the season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bryan Holaday」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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