Roy Halladay's son Braden throws perfect inning for Team Canada vs. Jays

Like father, like son.

Braden Halladay - son of Toronto Blue Jays legend Roy Halladay, who died in a plane crash in November - tossed a perfect inning for the Canadian Junior National Team against his dad's old team on Saturday.

Halladay, 17, came on in relief for Team Canada in the bottom of the eighth inning to a standing ovation from the crowd at Dunedin Stadium, which included his mother Brandy.

He then dispatched the Blue Jays with ease. After inducing a pair of fly balls, he ended the inning by getting one of their top prospects, Bo Bichette, to ground out to shortstop.

The young pitcher received another long ovation as he walked off the mound, with both dugouts joining in. Halladay was Team Canada's only pitcher on Saturday who didn't allow a run, per Sportsnet 590's Mike Wilner.

Though he now lives in Florida, Halladay was born in Toronto and spent much of his childhood in the city while his dad pitched for the Blue Jays. After expressing interest in pitching for his birth country, the 17-year-old got his chance after his high school team, the Cavalry Christian Warriors, granted permission. He's committed to play NCAA baseball at Penn State next year.

"It feels right," he told Sportsnet's Arash Madani on Friday about his desire to don the red and white. "It's part of me ... It's how I see myself because I feel Canadian."

Roy Halladay, whose death at age 40 shocked the baseball world, pitched 12 of his 16 big-league seasons with the Blue Jays and remains one of the most beloved players in franchise history. Last June, "Doc" was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ontario.

The Blue Jays will retire Halladay's No. 32 on Opening Day.