John Bryan Holaday (born November 19, 1987) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. Holaday made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on June 6, 2012, with the Detroit Tigers. He also played for the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox.

Prior to his professional career, Holaday played college baseball at TCU. In his senior season, Holaday won the Johnny Bench Award, given to the best collegiate catcher for the season.

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.

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