Baseball world mourns death of Roy Halladay
Former Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay died Tuesday at the age of 40 after crashing his plane into the Gulf of Mexico.
The sudden and shocking death of the two-time Cy Young winner devastated the baseball world and left many grieving the loss of the hard-throwing right-hander known as "Doc."
One of the best to ever do it. I had a front row seat to watch his greatness. RIP Doc. 🙏🏾 to Brandy and the kids.
— Vernon Wells (@VernonWells10) November 7, 2017
Heart is broken to hear about Roy Halladay .great friend, teammate, father and husband. One of the best teammates ever! You will be missed !
— Roy Oswalt (@royoswalt44net) November 7, 2017
Gone too soon my friend!!! Blessed to have shared the field with you as a teammate, competitor, friend and more importantly a brother. Praying for Brandy, Ryan and Brayden🙏🏽
— Shane Victorino (@ShaneVictorino) November 7, 2017
Devastating. One of my favorite teammates ever. The blueprint for what a competitor looks like.
— Michael Young (@MikeyY626) November 7, 2017
RIP Roy Halladay. Heartbroken for his family
We were together in this journey as Canadian Baseball Hall of Famers, now you are gone. RIP Roy Halladay pic.twitter.com/x5Vv0r8djx
— Vladimir Guerrero (@VladGuerrero27) November 7, 2017
Oh my god man. Day ruined. Wow. Prayers with the entire Halladay family. This is awful! https://t.co/nrS2INJ231
— Marcus Stroman (@MStrooo6) November 7, 2017
RIP Roy 'DOC' Halladay 😔
— Aaron Sanchez (@A_Sanch41) November 7, 2017
Rest In Peace Doc Halladay. One of the best to ever do it. You will be missed.
— Dallas Keuchel (@kidkeuchy) November 7, 2017
RIP. Thoughts and prayers with his family. https://t.co/gcHrmWgiN9
— Alex Bregman (@ABREG_1) November 7, 2017
RIP Doc. I remember watching you in awe as a kid, your legacy will forever live on. Love those close to you. https://t.co/cMeiEXuCoV
— Lance McCullers Jr. (@LMcCullers43) November 7, 2017
Absolutely devastated to hear of the death of Roy Halladay. Just sick. One of my favorite pitchers to ever watch. Prayers for his family...
— Brad Ziegler (@BradZiegler) November 7, 2017
I only own like 5 signed jerseys, and I was so scared to ask him. He wrote that he liked watching ME pitch. What an honor pic.twitter.com/ufj4G8u5DD
— dan haren (@ithrow88) November 7, 2017
Heartbreaking. Halladay was everything you would want a player to be. https://t.co/VNWTyyvuJk
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 7, 2017
Halladay retired after the 2013 season with a career 3.38 ERA while amassing 203 wins, 2,117 strikeouts, and 67 complete games during a 16-year big-league career.
He threw the 20th perfect game in MLB history on May 29, 2010 and on Oct. 6, 2010, tossed just the second no-hitter in postseason history.