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Baseball great Roy Halladay died in a plane crash near the coast of Florida Tuesday, police confirmed.
The talented pitcher, born Harry Leroy Halladay, was piloting the plane over the Gulf of Mexico when it crashed, according to ESPN.
We are saddened by the tragic news that Roy Halladay, 2-time Cy Young Award winner & 8-time All-Star, has died in a plane crash. He was 40pic.twitter.com/SOFv3bOLyt
— MLB (@MLB) November 7, 2017
Halladay was one of the game’s top pitchers during his playing time. He was one of a handful of Major League Baseball pitchers who has won a Cy Young award in both the American and National leagues. His no-hitter for the Phillies over the Reds in the 2010 National League Division Series was only the second post-season no-hitter in MLB history. Read more…
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