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.
On June 3, 2025, MLB.com’s Toronto Blue Jays beat reporter Keegan Matheson published his second book, The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays: A Curated History of the Jays.
Fifteen years ago today. Roy Halladay started against the Blue Jays in Philadelphia. The Jays traded Halladay to the Phillies in the offseason before the 2010 season.
One of the biggest trades in Toronto Blue Jays history involved the Philadelphia Phillies. On December 19, 2009, the Jays traded Roy Halladay to the Phillies in exchange for Kyle Drabek, Michael Taylor, and Travis d’Arnaud.
The Philadelphia Phillies acquired Roy Halladay before the 2010 season in the hopes that it would help push them back to the World Series. It didn’t quite work out that way, but he produced a pair of glorious seasons along the way.
Roy Halladay would have turned 48 today. Roy was either the best or the second-best Blue Jays starter of all time, depending on who you ask (I change my mind often), but there is no doubt he and Dave Stieb are the two best starters in our history.
Fifteen years ago Monday (Dec. 16), the Toronto Blue Jays made one of their most important organizational moves ever in trading ace pitcher Roy Halladay to the Philadelphia Phillies.
It is hard to believe that it has been seven years since Roy Halladay died in that plane crash. Few deaths have affected me as much. Talking about another friend who died a few years ago, a friend said, ‘Time flies when you are dead.’ It does.
21 Years Ago Today Roy Halladay threw a 10-inning, complete-game shutout. It was the first complete game shutout for an extra-inning game since Jack Morris had done it in game seven of the 1991 World Series.
Monday marks the 14th anniversary of Roy Halladay becoming the second pitcher in Philadelphia Phillies history to throw a perfect game. As we remember the Hall of Famer, here are 34 numbers that stand out from his four seasons with the Phillies.
Roy Halladay would have turned 45 today. Roy was either the best or the second-best Blue Jays starter of all time, depending on who you ask, but there is no doubt he and Dave Stieb are the two best starters in our history.
The Philadelphia Phillies began play in 1883, and you can count on one hand the number of pitchers who have had better two-year stretches in red pinstripes than Roy Halladay did from 2010-2011.
History says there was a high quality pitching matchup on this day 25 years ago, but offense ended up ruling the day more. It’s quite likely that there were plenty of people in attendance at Yankee Stadium on April 24, 1999 who had no idea the quality of pitching matchup they were getting that day between the Yankees and Blue Jays.
Fourteen years ago: Alex Anthopoulos traded Roy Halladay to the Phillies for Kyle Drabek, Michael Taylor, and Travis d’Arnaud. It was a long day with a ton of rumours.
Pitchers can win the MVP, sure, but those occasions are rare. Every year, though, a pitcher wins the Cy Young in both the American League and National League. Here is every NL Cy Young winner of the new millennium.
While no-nos are obviously tremendous accomplishments, the list of pitchers who have thrown one includes some names you wouldn't expect. When it comes to hurlers who have done it more than once, that is understandably not the case.
Hall of Fame pitcher Roy Halladay's life was full of fantastic moments, but his difficult life behind closed doors is something that continues to be unfurled.
The 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame class is no exception to this, as these six former players have been responsible for many of the most enduring marks in MLB history. Here is a look at five of the defining moments in the careers of Harold Baines, Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina, Mariano Rivera and Lee Smith.