ESPN.com · Aug 6, 2016
Red Sox jump on opportunity to grab Bryan Holaday
LOS ANGELES -- The fit was too cozy to pass on. As serviceable backups go, catcher Bryan Holaday was a grooved fastball for the Boston Red Sox, and they pounced on the waiver wire Friday to grab him. The Texas Rangers had released the 28-year-old after trading for All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy on Monday, and with Red Sox catcher Ryan Hanigan on the disabled list after an ankle injury suffered Thursday in Seattle, Holaday's appearance on the wire was timely.
Holaday was working out at home in Fort Worth, Texas, when the Red Sox came calling. He hit .238/.290/.405 with two home runs in 94 plate appearances with the Rangers this season.
