{"id":9781,"date":"2017-11-07T16:24:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T21:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=9781"},"modified":"2017-11-09T11:04:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T16:04:12","slug":"report-roy-halladay-dies-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2017\/11\/07\/report-roy-halladay-dies-plane-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Halladay dies in plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Terrible news came out of Florida Tuesday as it was reported that former MLB All-Star\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hallaro01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roy Halladay<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>has passed away in a plane wreck in the Gulf of Mexico. Halladay had a remarkable 16-year career as a starting pitcher for the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/toronto-blue-jays\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/philadelphia-phillies\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Philadelphia Phillies<\/strong><\/a>. Halladay was 40-years old.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The deceased has been confirmed as Roy Doc Halladay.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pasco Sheriff (@PascoSheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PascoSheriff\/status\/928008361592967169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ryan Bass with CBS Tampa shared the initial report on Twitter that the tail numbers of the plane found in the Gulf matched those of Halladay&#8217;s plane:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tail number of aircraft that crashed into Gulf does match Roy Halladay\u2019s plane, identity of dead not confirmed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/quQJ2rDQ0U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/quQJ2rDQ0U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Bass (@Ry_Bass) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ry_Bass\/status\/927992321827856386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Report: Roy Halladay dies in plane crash<\/h2>\n<h3>Life After Baseball<\/h3>\n<p>Fans may be surprised to hear of Halladay being involved in a plane wreck, but it does appear that he had become quite a fan of flying after career ended. Halladay has shared many photos and videos of himself with his personal Icon A5 aircraft. Here are some of Halladay&#8217;s photos with the aircraft:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have dreamed about owning a A5 since I retired! Real life is better then my dreams!! Thx Kirk &amp; everyone <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICONAircraft?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ICONAircraft<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wkk6TtjAY4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/wkk6TtjAY4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Roy Halladay (@RoyHalladay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoyHalladay\/status\/918938596287098886?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m really not big on posting pic\u2019s of my stuff and I\u2019ll never be on Cribs&#8230; but this A5 is so outrageous I\u2019d feel guilty not sharing pics! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UUmZMfgsff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/UUmZMfgsff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Roy Halladay (@RoyHalladay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoyHalladay\/status\/920357724268920838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A photo of Halladay flying was shared on November 4:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A little flying with pilot Roy \u2708\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoyHalladay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RoyHalladay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tOLxWyGldI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/tOLxWyGldI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hudini (@nolanhudi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nolanhudi\/status\/926965759091277824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 5, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Playing Career<\/h3>\n<p>Halladay had a remarkable career that began with Toronto in 1998. He pitched with the Jays for 12 years and accumulated 148 wins and 1,495 strikeouts. He won his first\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/youngcy01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cy Young<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Award with Toronto when he won 22 games with nine complete games and two shutouts.<\/p>\n<p>Halladay later joined the Phillies in 2010 and immediately lived up to expectations by winning the NL Cy Young that year. Despite winning back-to-back NL East titles with the Phillies, Halladay could never lead the team to a World Series. Philadelphia wound up losing the 2010 NLCS to the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/san-francisco-giants\/?doing_wp_cron=1510089110.3628969192504882812500\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Giants<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and could not advance out of the NLDS in 2011.<\/p>\n<h3>Accomplishments<\/h3>\n<p>For his career, Halladay finished with 203 wins, 67 complete games, and 2,117 strikeouts. He was an eight-time All-Star, won two Cy Young Awards, and finished in the top five of Cy Young voting seven times. Halladay was truly one of the most dominant pitchers of his era and a true workhorse in an era that saw the rise of relief pitching.<\/p>\n<p>Halladay was a fan-favorite and liked by many. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Halladay and his family as they deal with this tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"uNLdPX6nSlRT74WaGSHKXg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/589506456\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'uNLdPX6nSlRT74WaGSHKXg',sig:'_c-GgWx-6x4TrztvvpCq2D_jw0i7Rz709vKkuQvbot8=',w:'594px',h:'418px',items:'589506456',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terrible news came out of Florida Tuesday as it was reported that former MLB All-Star\u00a0Roy Halladay\u00a0has passed away in a plane wreck in the Gulf of Mexico. Halladay had a remarkable 16-year career as a starting pitcher for the\u00a0Toronto Blue Jays\u00a0and\u00a0Philadelphia Phillies. Halladay was 40-years old. The deceased has been confirmed as Roy Doc Halladay. 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