On this day in Blue Jays history: Roy Halladay inducted into the Hall of Fame

Five years ago, a former Toronto Blue Jay was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

On this day in 2019, Roy Halladay was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame, one of just 11 former Blue Jays to be inducted into Cooperstown.

Halladay was one of the best pitchers of the naughties, splitting his time between the Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies. The former drafted him 17th overall in the 1995 draft, with Halladay making his big league debut just three years later.

In only his second start, Halladay pitched a no-hitter into the ninth inning, getting 26 outs before Bobby Higginson had a hit to break it up. In his first full season, Halladay finished with a 3.92 ERA and 5.36 FIP in 149.1 innings pitched. After struggling in 2000 and being sent down to the minors, Halladay became one of the best pitchers in the league.

The 2001 season saw him post a 3.16 ERA and 2.34 FIP in 105.1 innings pitched. In 2002, he was nominated for his first All-Star Game, as he finished the season with a 2.93 ERA and 2.97 FIP. The 2003 season saw Halladay finish with a 3.25 ERA and 3.23 FIP in 266 innings pitched, winning his first of two Cy Young Awards.

Over the next six seasons, Halladay had a 3.14 ERA and 3.32 FIP in 1,205 innings pitched, being named to the All-Star Game four times, and finishing as the Cy Young. After the 2009 season, the Blue Jays sent Halladay to the Philadelphia Phillies. Read more about that here.

With the Phillies, Halladay had a 3.25 ERA and 3.17 FIP in 702.2 innings pitched. He won his second Cy Young Award in 2010, pitching a perfect game in that season, as well as the second no-hitter in postseason history in his first playoff game of his career. In his first two seasons with the Phillies, Halladay earned two All-Star nominations, was either the Cy Young winner or runner-up, and received MVP votes for the first time in his career.

Injuries derailed his season, and he eventually retired after the 2013 season. But before he did, Halladay signed a one-day deal with the Blue Jays to retire with the team he was drafted by. Halladay tragically passed away on November 7, 2017.

With their 32nd-round pick in the 2019 draft, the same number Halladay wore, the Jays drafted his son, Braden Halladay, a nice tribute to a Blue Jays legend.