Roy Halladay's cap and ball from his 2010 perfect game. His legacy lives on in Cooperstown. Rest in peace, Doc. pic.twitter.com/PqASdhK8bf
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) November 7, 2017
Former MLB pitcher Roy “Doc” Halladay passed away today after crashing his ICON A5 aircraft into the Gulf of Mexico. The Pasco Sherrif’s Office confirmed the grim news:
The deceased has been confirmed as Roy Doc Halladay.
— Pasco Sheriff (@PascoSheriff) November 7, 2017
Additional details on the crash (via ESPN):
Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said during a news conference that Halladay’s Icon A5, a small single-engine aircraft, went down about noon Tuesday near Holiday, Florida.
The sheriff’s office marine unit responded to the downed plane and found Halladay’s body. No survivors were found. They said they couldn’t confirm whether there were additional passengers on the plane or say where it was headed.
Halladay became a flying enthusiast in his post-baseball life, and showed off the purchase of his ICON A5 on Twitter last month. He said owning one of these was a dream since he retired:
I have dreamed about owning a A5 since I retired! Real life is better then my dreams!! Thx Kirk & everyone @ICONAircraft pic.twitter.com/wkk6TtjAY4
— Roy Halladay (@RoyHalladay) October 13, 2017
Go on Halladay’s Twitter page and you’ll see a lot of his recent tweets deal with flying:
I’m really not big on posting pic’s of my stuff and I’ll never be on Cribs… but this A5 is so outrageous I’d feel guilty not sharing pics! pic.twitter.com/UUmZMfgsff
— Roy Halladay (@RoyHalladay) October 17, 2017
As far as Halladay’s accolades are concerned, you guys already know the deal: Eight All-Star Game appearances, two Cy Young Awards, pitched a no-hitter in the postseason with the Phillies in 2010, etc. Basically he was a beast, and was so from 2001-2011.
The statements from the Phillies and Blue Jays:
Phillies statement on the sudden & tragic passing of Roy Halladay: pic.twitter.com/gGhv7JUKv0
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) November 7, 2017
Statement from the Blue Jays organization on the tragic passing of Roy Halladay: pic.twitter.com/Ih8D0RQE9p
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) November 7, 2017
