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Monday marked the 15th anniversary of Roy Halladay’s playoff no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds, and the Philadelphia Phillies had a very cool way of commemorating the date. Halladay no-hit the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of the 2010 National …
Derek Jeter didn’t struggle against too many pitcher during his Hall of Fame career, but one pitcher seemed to have his number over everyone else. Jeter hosted a Q&A on his Instagram story Tuesday, and was asked to name the toughest …
The Philadelphia Phillies retired Roy Halladay’s jersey number on Sunday, and Zack Wheeler turned out to be the perfect pitcher to pay tribute. Wheeler dominated the New York Mets, his former team, with a two-hit shutout on Sunday. He struck …
Roy Halladay’s father was concerned that the Hall of Fame pitcher had been misusing prescription drugs prior to his fatal airplane crash, according to documents from investigators. NTSB officials spoke to Halladay’s father after the …
For the vast majority of baseball fans, Sunday’s Baseball Hall of Fame inductees are household names. ESPN’s graphics department, however, did not get the memo. During Sunday night’s Baseball Tonight telecast, ESPN’s analysts …
Roy Halladay and Mariano Rivera will be enshrined at Cooperstown on Sunday as part of the 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame class, and the late pitcher’s family might tell you Halladay would not have gotten there without the help of the New York …
Roy Halladay was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame for the class of 2019. The late Cy Young Award-winning pitcher last played in 2013 and was elected to the Hall in his first year on the ballot, receiving 85.4 percent of votes. After his induction …
The 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame class was announced Wednesday, with Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome, and Trevor Hoffman all getting the call. It’s a richly deserving class, but more candidates are in position to get in next year, …
The autopsy report for Roy Halladay was released on Friday, and it shows the former pitcher died from blunt force trauma with drowning as a contributing factor following his fatal plane crash on Nov. 7. The autopsy showed Halladay had a mix of drugs …
Video footage that was taken weeks before Roy Halladay crashed his airplane and died allegedly showed the former MLB pitcher flying close to the water and capturing the attention of some onlookers. In the video, which was obtained by the New York …
Roy Halladay’s family released a statement on Thursday to defend the former Cy Young Award winner’s flying skills as a pilot two days after his fatal crash. “Just as he was known for his work ethic in baseball, [Roy] was also widely …
A Boston sports radio host is under fire for his unforgiving, critical attitude towards Roy Halladay’s death. Halladay died on Tuesday after crashing his plane into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. He was 40. A day after he was …
Roy Halladay may have been showing off before his fatal crash into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday. Witnesses stated that Halladay was making extreme changes in altitude over the water, going from 100 feet above to about five feet. One witness told TMZ …
What makes Roy Halladay’s death even harder to take is knowing that his wife fought him over his flying. Halladay died on Tuesday after his sport plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. The former two-time Cy Young …
To understand how well regarded Roy Halladay was as a baseball player, one need only look at the outpouring of tributes and well wishes that came in after his death. The former MLB Cy Young Award winner died on Tuesday after crashing his plane in the …
Eight-time All-Star and two-time Cy Young award winner Roy Halladay died on Tuesday after his plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office revealed during an afternoon press conference that Halladay’s body had …
