Roy Halladay

Born in Denver, Colorado, Halladay grew up in the suburb of Arvada; his father, Harry Leroy Halladay II, was a pilot for a food-processing company, who began teaching his son to fly during the younger Halladay's early childhood; his mother, Linda, was a homemaker.{{cite news|last1=Saunders|first1=Patrick|title=Former players, coaches remember Roy Halladay for work ethic, character|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2017/11/07/roy-halladay-dies-at-40-plane-crash/|access-date=December 11, 2017|work=The Denver Post|date=November 8, 2017}} Halladay was raised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, though he did not practice later in life.{{cite magazine|last=Verducci|first=Tom|date=April 5, 2010|title=Roy Halladay was the best in the game because he was taught to work|url=https://www.si.com/vault/2010/04/05/105920300/what-makes-roy-run|access-date=April 5, 2010|magazine=Sports Illustrated}}

From an early age, Halladay loved baseball, trying every position on the field until, by age 14, his success on the pitcher's mound attracted the attention of major league scouts. By the age of 13, he had begun training with Colorado baseball guru Bus Campbell, who had helped almost every promising pitcher from the Denver area, including Goose Gossage and Brad Lidge.{{cite news|last=Hagen|first=Dan|date=December 26, 2009|title=More than an ace on the hill|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|url=http://www.sltrib.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?articleId=14075229&siteId=297|url-status=dead|access-date=December 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924131618/http://www.sltrib.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?articleId=14075229&siteId=297|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}

Halladay attended Arvada West High School, where he led the school's baseball team to a 6A state championship in 1994.{{cite news|last=Haarer|first=Ryan|date=April 23, 2018|title=Arvada West remembers dominant pitcher Roy Halladay|work=KUSA|url=https://www.9news.com/article/features/arvada-west-remembers-dominant-pitcher-roy-halladay/73-545046134|access-date=September 7, 2020}} In 1995, after graduating from high school, he was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the amateur draft, in the first round, as the 17th overall pick. Halladay decided to forego his college baseball commitment to Arizona and sign with Toronto.{{cite news|last1=Devlin|first1=Neil H.|title=Blue Jays declare Roy Halladay, Arvada West pitcher, is No. 1 in Toronto|url=http://www.denverpost.com/1995/06/02/roy-halladay-arvada-west-toronto-blue-jays-draft/|access-date=December 11, 2017|work=The Denver Post|date=June 2, 1995}} He was promoted to the major-league club as a September call-up in 1998.{{cite web|last=Beam|first=Matt|date=July 2004|title=Arm Force: Roy Halladay - Toronto Life|url=http://www.mattbeam.com/content/jour_halladay.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=November 8, 2017|website=MattBeam.com|archive-date=March 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313053623/http://mattbeam.com/content/jour_halladay.htm}}

In his second career start, against the Detroit Tigers on September 27, 1998, Halladay had what would have been the third no-hitter ever pitched on the final day of a regular season broken up with two outs in the ninth. The feat would have joined the combined no-hitter by four Oakland Athletics pitchers (Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Lindblad, and Rollie Fingers) in 1975 and Mike Witt's perfect game in 1984. The bid was broken up by pinch hitter Bobby Higginson's solo home run, the only hit allowed in a {{nowrap|2–1}} Toronto victory, as Halladay recorded his first major {{nowrap|league win.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RYxXAAAAIBAJ&pg=5482%2C6005299 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|agency=Associated Press |title=Rookie one out from history |date=September 28, 1998 |page=C2}}{{cite web |last= Hall |first= Jordan |date= November 8, 2017 |url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/csn/phillies/The_moments_Chase_Utley_realized_Roy_Halladay_s_eminence-456273983.html |title=The Moments Chase Utley Realized Roy Halladay's Eminence |access-date=December 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208122610/https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/csn/phillies/The_moments_Chase_Utley_realized_Roy_Halladay_s_eminence-456273983.html |archive-date=December 8, 2017 |url-status=dead |website=NBC Philadelphia }}}} Prior to the home run, the sole base runner had reached on an infield error in the fifth inning, as Halladay struck out eight and {{nowrap|walked none.}}

File:TOR2001R32HALLADAY.jpgDuring the 2000 season, Halladay posted a 10.64 earned run average (ERA) in 19 games, 13 of which he started,{{cite web|title=Roy Halladay Stats|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hallaro01.shtml|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en}} making his 2000 season the worst in history for any pitcher with at least 50 innings pitched.{{cite magazine|last=Sheehan|first=Joe|date=May 30, 2010|title=Roy Halladay was perfect, but he has pitched better games|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/joe_sheehan/05/30/roy.halladay/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602222135/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/joe_sheehan/05/30/roy.halladay/index.html|archive-date=June 2, 2010|access-date=October 1, 2010|magazine=Sports Illustrated|publisher=CNN}}{{cite web|last=Zolecki|first=Todd|date=September 6, 2013|title=Sent to 'pen, Martin gets encouragement from Doc|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130906&content_id=59732246¬ebook_id=59756582&vkey=notebook_phi&c_id=phi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023030339/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130906&content_id=59732246¬ebook_id=59756582&vkey=notebook_phi&c_id=phi|archive-date=October 23, 2013|access-date=September 7, 2013|work=Philadelphia Phillies|publisher=MLB.com}} At the beginning of the 2001 season, Halladay was optioned to Class-A Dunedin to rebuild his delivery. Halladay's fastball was clocked as high as {{convert|95|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, but it had little movement, and his pitches were up in the strike zone, which was ultimately the reason why his 2000 season was so unsuccessful. He considered quitting baseball.{{cite web | url=https://thewalrus.ca/roy-halladay-gave-toronto-everything-even-when-we-didnt-deserve-it/ | title=Roy Halladay Gave Toronto Everything—Even when We Didn't Deserve It | the Walrus | date=November 8, 2017 }} Instead, he worked in the minors with former Blue Jays pitching coach Mel Queen. The problem, Queen realized, was Halladay's total reliance on his strength: his attempt to overpower batters with straight-ahead pitches. Within two weeks, Halladay had altered his arm angle for a more deceptive delivery, and added pitches that sank and careened.{{cite web|last=White|first=Paul|date=May 8, 2008|title=Innings-eater Halladay gives Jays bullpen holiday|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/bluejays/2008-05-08-jayshalladay_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip|access-date=November 8, 2017|website=USA Today}} Instead of throwing over the top, he chose to use a three-quarters delivery (the middle point between throwing overhand and sidearm). Originally a fastball pitcher, he became reliant on keeping his pitches low across the plate, regardless of the type of pitch thrown. The adjustments proved successful. After a month and a half, he was promoted to Double-A Tennessee, and a month later, to Triple-A Syracuse. By mid-season, he was back in the Blue Jays' rotation. He posted a 5–3 win–loss record with a 3.19 ERA for the Blue Jays in 16 starts in 2001.

In 2001, after being demoted to the minor leagues, Halladay immersed himself in the works of sports psychologist Harvey Dorfman. This exposure was at least partly responsible for resurrecting his career. In 2002, Halladay had a breakout season, finishing with a 19–7 record, while posting a 2.93 ERA with 168 strikeouts in 239.1 innings. Halladay was named to the American League All-Star team. Halladay continued his success in the 2003 season, posting a 22–7 record with a 3.25 ERA in 266 innings. He also recorded 204 strikeouts and only 32 walks, good for a 6.38 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Halladay pitched the first extra-inning shutout in the major leagues since Jack Morris in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series, leading the Blue Jays to victory over the Tigers on September 6. He pitched 10 innings and had not allowed a hit until Kevin Witt doubled with two outs in the top of the eighth.{{cite news|date=September 6, 2003|title=Blue Jays pitcher took no-hitter into eighth|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=230906114|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031002220812/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=230906114|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2003|access-date=April 11, 2010}} Halladay won the American League Cy Young Award, while being once again named an All-Star and leading the Blue Jays to a surprising 86 victories. He was named by his peers as the Players Choice Awards AL Outstanding Pitcher. He was also named the Sporting News AL Pitcher of the Year and the Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball Awards AL Cy Young Award winner.

In 2004, Halladay was placed on the disabled list twice due to right shoulder problems. In 133.0 innings, he went 8–8 with a 4.20 ERA. He walked 39 batters, seven more than he had walked in 2003 when he had pitched twice as many innings. He later revealed that he had been injured throughout the entire season with a "tired throwing arm", which he believed was from intense workouts in the preseason.

File:Roy Halladay pitches wp.jpgThe 2005 season began successfully for Halladay, as he posted a 12–4 record with a 2.41 ERA in 19 starts. He was selected to his third All-Star team and was slated to be the starting pitcher for the American League at the All-Star Game in Detroit. However, on July 8, Halladay's leg was broken by a line drive off the bat of Texas Rangers left fielder Kevin Mench. As a result, he was replaced in the All-Star Game by Matt Clement of the Boston Red Sox, while Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox was named the starting pitcher for the American League. Despite rehabilitation of his leg, Halladay would sit out the remainder of the season. On March 16, 2006, Halladay signed a three-year, $40 million contract extension through 2010.{{cite news|date=March 16, 2006|title=Halladay agrees to extension through 2010|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2371102|access-date=December 17, 2009}} During that year, Halladay finished near the top of MLB in wins with 16. He was named to the American League All-Star Team as a reserve on July 3, along with four of his Blue Jays teammates. It marked the second-most appearances in club history, and Halladay's fourth as an All-Star. Although Halladay's strikeout total was lower in 2006 than in previous seasons, his ground ball/fly ball ratio, complete games, and innings pitched were all among the American League leaders.

Halladay was the American League pitcher of the month in April 2007, going 4–0, highlighted by a 10-inning complete-game win over the Detroit Tigers. However, he pitched poorly in his two starts in May, and on May 11 was placed on the disabled list and underwent an appendectomy. He returned to the rotation in his usual form on May 31 against the Chicago White Sox. Halladay went seven innings, giving up just six hits and allowing no runs on his way to his 100th career win. 2007 also saw Halladay hit his first career RBI. Against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 10, his ground ball single to center field allowed John McDonald to score. He shut out the Seattle Mariners on July 22, allowing only three hits.

In 2008, for the sixth consecutive year, Halladay was Toronto's opening-day starter, improving his own club record.{{cite web|title=Roy Halladay - Toronto - Major League Baseball - Yahoo! Sports|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6134/news|access-date=November 8, 2017|website=Yahoo! Sports}} He lost 3–2 to the New York Yankees, in a pitcher's duel with Chien-Ming Wang.{{cite web|last=Bastian|first=Jordan|date=April 2, 2008|title=Halladay solid, but Jays drop opener|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080401&content_id=2478697&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403154146/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080401&content_id=2478697&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|archive-date=April 3, 2008|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=Toronto Blue Jays|publisher=MLB.com}} His first win of the season came in his next start, against Boston, when he outpitched Josh Beckett.{{cite web|last=Bastian|first=Jordan|date=April 6, 2008|title=Jays feeling grand after sweeping Sox|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080406&content_id=2497538&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409005912/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080406&content_id=2497538&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|archive-date=April 9, 2008|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=Toronto Blue Jays|publisher=MLB.com}}

In his third start, Halladay pitched a complete game against the Texas Rangers, in a 4–1 win.{{cite web|last=Daley|first=Ken|date=April 13, 2008|title=Halladay shows steadiness in win|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080412&content_id=2521579&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415190123/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080412&content_id=2521579&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|archive-date=April 15, 2008|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=Toronto Blue Jays|publisher=MLB.com}} Three of his nine complete-game efforts resulted in losses due to Toronto's underachieving offense early in the season. In fact, those three complete-game losses came in three consecutive starts. On June 20 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, he was struck in the temple by a line drive off the bat of Nyjer Morgan. The ball caromed off Halladay's head and was caught by third baseman Scott Rolen, ending the inning. Halladay was able to walk back to the dugout, but was taken out of the game for safety concerns.{{cite news|date=June 20, 2008|title=Bucs top Jays in 12 in Gaston's debut after McDonald's mistake|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/280620123|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208054127/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/280620123|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2021|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|language=en}} Although he was given a clean bill of health for his next start, it was later suggested by television commentators that Halladay may have in fact suffered a temporary lapse in recognition of what happened on the play. Halladay pitched his 10th career shutout against the Seattle Mariners on June 30. He limited them to four hits in his sixth complete game of the season.{{cite web|last=Bastian|first=Jordan|date=July 1, 2008|title=Halladay shuts out Mariners|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080630&content_id=3035562&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705154540/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080630&content_id=3035562&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|archive-date=July 5, 2008|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=Toronto Blue Jays|publisher=MLB.com}} The shutout tied him with the Cardinals' Mark Mulder for 10th among active pitchers. On July 11, 2008, Halladay pitched his seventh complete game and second shutout of the season against the New York Yankees, allowing no runs on two hits for his 11th career shutout.{{cite web|last=Bastian|first=Jordan|date=July 11, 2008|title=In All-Star form, Halladay two-hits Yanks|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080711&content_id=3113777&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080715130709/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080711&content_id=3113777&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|archive-date=July 15, 2008|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=Toronto Blue Jays|publisher=MLB.com}} Halladay was named to the American League All-Star Team as a reserve. He pitched in the fourth inning, yielding one hit, and striking out Lance Berkman. In his last start of the season, he fittingly pitched a complete game against the Yankees, earning his 20th win of the year.{{cite web|last=Bastian|first=Jordan|date=September 26, 2008|title=Halladay goes distance for No. 20|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080925&content_id=3547922&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928124426/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080925&content_id=3547922&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|archive-date=September 28, 2008|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=Toronto Blue Jays}} In so doing, he became the first pitcher to win five games against the Yankees in a single season since Luis Tiant in 1974. In addition, he led the AL with a 1.05 WHIP. Halladay finished second in the American League Cy Young Award voting, behind Cliff Lee of Cleveland.{{cite news|date=November 13, 2008|title=Lee is second consecutive Cleveland pitcher to win Cy Young Award|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=3700686&type=story|access-date=November 14, 2008}} He also led the AL with nine complete games, and struck out a career-high 206 batters (two more than his 2003 season) as well as posting a 2.78 ERA (the second-best of his career) that was second only to Cliff Lee's 2.54 ERA. Halladay also became just the fourth pitcher in major league history to post two seasons of 200 strikeouts and fewer than 40 walks. He was presented the George Gross/Toronto Sun Sportsperson of the Year award.{{cite news|last=Elliott|first=Bob|date=December 14, 2008|title=Doc delivers as role model: Our Sportsperson of the Year a champion on and off the pitching mound|url=http://www.torontosun.com/sports/baseball/2008/12/14/7745206-sun.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214214038/http://www.torontosun.com/sports/baseball/2008/12/14/7745206-sun.html|archive-date=December 14, 2008|access-date=January 8, 2011|newspaper=Toronto Sun}}

On April 6, 2009, Halladay made his team-record seventh straight Opening Day start for Toronto, defeating the Detroit Tigers.{{cite web|last=Bastian|first=Jordan|date=April 7, 2009|title=Jays' young hitters lift Doc, sink Tigers|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090405&content_id=4131926&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410131140/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090405&content_id=4131926&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|archive-date=April 10, 2009|access-date=December 16, 2021|website=Toronto Blue Jays|publisher=MLB.com}} Halladay then also won his next two starts, on the road against Cleveland and Minnesota. Halladay lost his next game to Texas, giving up five earned runs over eight innings. He then rang up victories in his next six starts, giving him an 8–1 record with a 2.75 ERA. With season-ending injuries to planned 2009 Jays' starters Dustin McGowan and Shawn Marcum, and with #2 starter Jesse Litsch on the disabled list early in the season, Halladay led a staff of young, mostly inexperienced starters. He was named the AL Player of the Week for the period ending May 17, having gone 2–0 with a 1.13 ERA over 16.0 innings in his two starts that week.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jspymd=20090518&content_id=4800688&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb {{Dead link|date=April 2018}} In a game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on June 2, Halladay struck out 14 batters and threw 133 pitches, both career highs.{{cite web|last=Gilbert|first=Erika|date=June 2, 2009|title=With 14 K's, Halladay first to nine wins|url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090602&content_id=5106764&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326084616/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090602&content_id=5106764&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor.|archive-date=March 26, 2012|access-date=June 3, 2009|work=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media}} On June 12, he left the game early because of a strained hip adductor muscle, commonly referred to as a pulled groin, and was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 17.{{Cite news|date=June 17, 2009|title=Blue Jays to put Halladay on 15-day disabled list|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-baseball-toronto-halladay-idUSTRE55H0IA20090618|access-date=December 16, 2021}} On July 5, he was selected to represent Toronto at the All-Star Game. On July 14, he started the All-Star Game for the American League, pitching two innings and giving up three runs, of which one was unearned. That year, he was named #7 on the Sporting News's list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball. A panel of 100 baseball people, many of them members of the Baseball Hall of Fame and winners of major baseball awards, was polled to arrive at the list.{{cite news|last=Wolfey|first=Bob|date=May 20, 2009|title=Braun makes greatest list|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/45556307.html|access-date=May 20, 2009}}

As of the conclusion of his start on September 20, 2009, Halladay was tied for the second-longest streak in the American League that season with a 24-inning scoreless streak. Halladay finished the season with a 17–10 record,{{cite web|title=2009 Toronto Blue Jays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/2009.shtml|access-date=December 17, 2009|work=Baseball-Reference.com}} giving him a career win percentage of .660, good enough for 18th all-time.{{cite web|title=Career Leaders & Records for Win–loss %|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/win_loss_perc_career.shtml|access-date=December 17, 2009|work=Baseball-Reference.com}} In December, Sports Illustrated named Halladay as one of the five pitchers in the starting rotation of its MLB All-Decade Team.{{cite magazine|last=Posnanski|first=Joe|date=December 9, 2009|title=Pujols, Jeter lead MLB All-Decade team|url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2013/12/13/mlb-alldecadeteam|url-status=dead|magazine=Sports Illustrated|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808074940/https://www.si.com/more-sports/2013/12/13/mlb-alldecadeteam|archive-date=August 8, 2014|access-date=July 2, 2018}}

On December 15, 2009, the Blue Jays traded Halladay to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league prospects Travis d'Arnaud, Kyle Drabek, and Michael Taylor.{{cite web|last1=Mayo|first1=Jonathan|last2=Winston|first2=Lisa|name-list-style=amp|date=December 16, 2009|title=Seven prospects involved in blockbuster|url=http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091215&content_id=7814772&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220115157/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091215&content_id=7814772&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|archive-date=December 20, 2009|access-date=December 17, 2009|website=Philadelphia Phillies|publisher=MLB.com}} He agreed to a contract extension worth US$60 million, which included a US$20 million vesting option for a fourth season.{{cite web|date=December 16, 2009|title=Phillies acquire Halladay|url=http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20091216&content_id=7818010&vkey=pr_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007074609/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20091216&content_id=7818010&vkey=pr_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|archive-date=October 7, 2012|access-date=December 17, 2009|website=Philadelphia Phillies|publisher=MLB.com}} Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. had unsuccessfully attempted to get Halladay at the non-waiver trade deadline in July 2009, then traded for Cliff Lee instead. Three hours before Halladay signed the contract extension, Amaro traded away Lee, to the surprise of Halladay, who thought that Lee would be his teammate.{{cite magazine|last=Smith|first=Gary|date=April 4, 2011|title=Pitchers have captured Philadelphia's attention|url=https://www.si.com/vault/2011/04/04/106053646/the-legion-of-arms|access-date=April 4, 2011|magazine=Sports Illustrated}}{{cite magazine|last=Smith|first=Gary|date=July 18, 2011|title=Chooch goes from blessing to curse for the Phillies|url=https://www.si.com/vault/2011/07/18/106088994/the-legion-of-arms-part-ii-brotherly-glove|access-date=July 18, 2011|magazine=Sports Illustrated}} In fact, the Phillies' acquisition of Halladay and trade of Lee were deeply intertwined, as the team wanted to strengthen the rotation without emptying the farm system of prospects. They traded several prospects for Halladay, then refreshed the system with the return haul for Lee.{{cite web | url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/its-a-done-deal-8212-mariners-acquire-cliff-lee/ | title=It's a done deal — Mariners acquire Cliff Lee | date=December 16, 2009 }}

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On Opening Day, Halladay pitched seven innings while giving up a run against the Washington Nationals in his first game with the Phillies. He had nine strikeouts and allowed six hits. He also drove in his second career RBI and earned his first win of the season.{{cite news|date=April 5, 2010|title=Halladay strikes out nine in NL debut as Phillies win|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/300405120|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217063636/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/300405120|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 17, 2021|access-date=December 16, 2021|website=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|language=en}} He followed this start with a complete game on April 11 against the Houston Astros, giving up one unearned run while striking out eight and not giving up any walks in the Phillies' 2–1 victory.{{cite news|date=April 11, 2010|title=Halladay caps sweep of Astros with 8 K's, complete game|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/300411118|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217063633/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/300411118|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 17, 2021|access-date=December 16, 2021|website=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|language=en}}

Halladay pitched his first shutout in the National League, against the Atlanta Braves on April 21, becoming the first pitcher to reach four wins in the 2010 season.{{cite news|date=April 21, 2010|title=Halladay throws first NL shutout as Phillies blank Braves|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/300421115|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217063637/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/300421115|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 17, 2021|access-date=December 17, 2021|website=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|language=en}} On May 1, Halladay pitched his second shutout of the season, limiting the New York Mets to three hits and striking out six.{{cite news|date=May 1, 2010|title=Victorino backs Halladay as Phillies end Mets' win streak|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/300501122|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217063635/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/300501122|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 17, 2021|access-date=December 17, 2021|website=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|language=en}}

On September 21, Halladay became the first Phillies pitcher to win 20 games in a season since Steve Carlton accomplished it in 1982. He was the first right-handed Phillies pitcher to accomplish the feat since Robin Roberts in 1955.{{cite news|last=Housenick|first=Mandy|date=September 22, 2010|title=Halladay wins 20th; Phils up 5 games|newspaper=The Morning Call|url=https://www.mcall.com/sports/ironpigs-phillies/mc-xpm-2010-09-22-mc-philsbraves-gamer-0921-20100921-8-story.html|access-date=September 22, 2010}} One week later, on September 27, he completed his 21st victory, helping the Phillies clinch their fourth consecutive National League East title, and the Phillies finished with the best regular-season record in MLB.{{cite web|date=September 27, 2010|title=Halladay Helps Phils Beat Nats 8-0, Clinch NL East|url=https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2010/09/27/halladay-helps-phils-beat-nats-8-0-clinch-nl-east/|access-date=December 17, 2021|website=CBS Philadelphia|language=en-US}}

Halladay made his first postseason start in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, as the Phillies squared off against the Cincinnati Reds. Halladay threw a no-hitter, giving up only one walk (to Jay Bruce in the fifth inning) in a 4–0 victory where he threw 104 pitches. Halladay's was only the second postseason no-hitter in Major League Baseball history, and the first since Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series.{{cite news|last=Zolecki|first=Todd|date=October 6, 2010|title=Doctober! No-no for Halladay in playoff debut|work=Philadelphia Phillies|publisher=MLB.com|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/news/halladay_postseason_nohitter/|url-status=dead|access-date=October 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009141846/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101006&content_id=15455266&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|archive-date=October 9, 2010}} Halladay became the first pitcher in Major League history to throw a perfect game and another no-hitter in the same calendar year (including the postseason).

The Phillies swept the Reds in three games to advance to their third consecutive National League Championship Series, where they faced the San Francisco Giants. Halladay started Games 1 and 5, which were one of the most touted postseason pitching match-ups in recent history as he faced another former Cy Young winner in both games, Tim Lincecum. Halladay lost Game 1, 4–3, and won Game 5, 4–2, as the Phillies were eliminated in six games by the Giants, who went on to win the World Series.{{cite web|title=2010 NLCS - San Francisco Giants over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2)|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2010_NLCS.shtml|access-date=November 9, 2017|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} In Game 5, Halladay pulled his groin after the first inning but continued for six more innings to help his team stave off elimination.{{cite web|last1=Barr|first1=John|last2=Farrell|first2=Mike|last3=Rivera|first3=Brian|date=May 27, 2020|title=Inside Roy Halladay's struggle with pain, addiction|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29224260/inside-roy-halladay-struggle-pain-addiction|access-date=May 27, 2020|website=ESPN}}

Halladay was named by his peers as the Players Choice Awards NL Outstanding Pitcher. He was also unanimously chosen as the recipient of the 2010 National League Cy Young Award, becoming the first Phillie to win the award since Steve Bedrosian in 1987 and only the fifth pitcher in MLB history to win the award in both leagues, joining Gaylord Perry, Pedro Martínez, Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens. He was likewise selected as the Sporting News NL Pitcher of the Year, the USA Today NL Cy Young, the Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball Awards NL Cy Young,{{cite web|last=Spira|first=Greg|date=November 9, 2010|title=Internet Baseball Awards: National League|url=http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=12404|access-date=April 9, 2011|work=Baseball Prospectus}} and the winner of the NLBM Wilbur "Bullet" Rogan Legacy Award (NL Pitcher of the Year). He also was named the MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards" Starting Pitcher of the Year.In the double row of awards (above the random baseball cards), click on "Starter" for video. [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/awards/y2010/tyib/index.jsp 2010 This Year in Baseball Awards]. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved January 3, 2011. Baseball Digest named him its Pitcher of the Year (including both leagues). Baseball America named him its Major League Player of the Year (including all positions in both leagues).Baseball America does not have a Pitcher of the Year award. {{cite web|last=Stark|first=Jayson|date=October 27, 2010|title=Major League Player Of The Year: Roy Halladay|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/majors/awards/player-of-the-year/2010/2610858.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031040510/http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/majors/awards/player-of-the-year/2010/2610858.html|archive-date=October 31, 2010|access-date=December 30, 2010|website=Baseball America|publisher=}} MLB named him its "MLB Clutch Performer of the Year".{{cite news|last=Zolecki|first=Todd|date=October 27, 2010|title=Halladay voted Clutch Performer of the Year|work=MLB.com|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101025&content_id=15836286&vkey=news_phi&c_id=mlb|url-status=dead|access-date=April 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106122342/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101025&content_id=15836286&vkey=news_phi&c_id=mlb|archive-date=November 6, 2012}} [http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=9643746 2010 MLB Clutch Performer of the Year], MLB.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
The MLB Clutch Performer of the Year Award was first awarded in 2007. [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/awards/y2007/index.jsp 2007 Awards]. MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved January 3, 2011. He was given the Heart & Hustle Award by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association. He was also named Pro Athlete of the Year by both the Sporting News{{cite web|last=Greenberg|first=Steve|date=December 15, 2010|title=2010 SN Pro Athlete of the Year: Roy Halladay|url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2010-12-15/2010-sn-pro-athlete-of-the-year-roy-halladay|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108193924/http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2010-12-15/2010-sn-pro-athlete-of-the-year-roy-halladay|archive-date=November 8, 2011|access-date=July 27, 2011|work=Sporting News}} and the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association{{cite web|date=December 9, 2010|title=Phils' Halladay Earns PSWA 'Pro Athlete of the Year' Award|url=http://pswadinner.com/?p=739|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220000602/http://pswadinner.com/?p=739|archive-date=December 20, 2010|access-date=December 10, 2010|website=PSWA Dinner}}{{cite web|date=December 10, 2010|title=Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay named Pro Athlete of the Year by Philadelphia Sports Writers Association|url=http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20101210&content_id=16296718&vkey=pr_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011073032/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20101210&content_id=16296718&vkey=pr_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|archive-date=October 11, 2012|access-date=December 13, 2010|website=Philadelphia Phillies|publisher=MLB.com}}{{cite web|date=February 1, 2011|title=Halladay leads Philadelphia Sports Writers Association's honorees|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/pattisonave/Video_Philly_Sports_Writers_Dinner.html|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer|publisher=}}{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=David|date=February 1, 2011|title=Phillies ace Halladay picks up another award, focuses on healthy season|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/phillies/20110201_Phillies_ace_Halladay_picks_up_another_award__focuses_on_healthy_season.html|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer|publisher=}} and Sportsperson of the Year by the Philadelphia Daily News. The Philadelphia chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America presented him with the "Steve Carlton Most Valuable Pitcher" and "Dallas Green Special Achievement" awards.{{cite web|title=Dallas Green Special Achievement Award|url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/dallas_green_special_achievement_award.shtml|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=Baseball Almanac}}

In {{frac|250|2|3}} innings pitched, Halladay finished the 2010 regular season with a 21–10 record and a 2.44 ERA, setting a career high with 219 strikeouts while issuing just 30 walks. He led the National League in wins, innings pitched, and complete games (9), including four shutouts. He became just the seventh pitcher in the history of Major League baseball to pitch 250 or more innings with 30 or fewer walks, the first pitcher to do so since Grover Cleveland Alexander in 1923 with the Chicago Cubs.{{cite news|last1=Kepner|first1=Tyler|date=November 16, 2010|title=Was Roy Halladay Good? It's Unanimous|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/sports/baseball/17kepner.html|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=The New York Times}}

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On May 29, 2010, Halladay pitched the 20th perfect game in MLB history against the Florida Marlins in Miami, retiring all 27 batters and striking out 11, allowing no hits, runs, walks, or errors.{{cite web|last=Gonzalez|first=Alden|date=May 29, 2010|title=Phils' Halladay throws MLB's 20th perfecto|url=http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100529&content_id=10587476&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601125856/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100529&content_id=10587476&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|archive-date=June 1, 2010|access-date=May 30, 2010|website=Philadelphia Phillies|publisher=MLB.com}} This was the first time in the modern era that two pitchers (along with Dallas Braden of the Oakland A's) had thrown perfect games in the same month and that multiple perfect games had been achieved in the same season.

On August 24, 2010, to commemorate his perfect game, Halladay presented around 60 Swiss-made Baume and Mercier watches he had purchased to everyone in the clubhouse. The watches were presented in brown boxes that bore the inscription: "We did it together. Thanks, Roy Halladay." Additionally, the back of each watch was engraved with the date of the game, the line score, and the individual recipient's name.{{cite news|last=Gelb|first=Matt|date=August 25, 2010|title=A perfect gift|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20100825_Phillies_Extra.html|url-status=dead|access-date=August 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827011344/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20100825_Phillies_Extra.html|archive-date=August 27, 2010}}

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On October 6, 2010, in his first postseason appearance, Halladay pitched a no-hitter (his second of the season), against the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of the National League Division Series (NLDS).

He became the second player to pitch a no-hitter in the postseason, joining Don Larsen of the New York Yankees, who pitched a perfect game in the 1956 World Series. He also became the first pitcher since Nolan Ryan in 1973 to throw two no-hitters in a season, as well as the seventh pitcher to hurl both a perfect game and a regular no-hitter in his career, joining Cy Young, Addie Joss, Jim Bunning, Sandy Koufax, Randy Johnson, and Mark Buehrle. Halladay allowed just one walk to right fielder Jay Bruce with two outs in the fifth inning, and faced just one batter above the minimum.{{cite news|date=October 6, 2010|title=Roy Halladay throws second no-hitter in postseason history|work=ESPN|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=301006122|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715154544/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=301006122|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2012|access-date=October 6, 2010}}

This also marked the first time in Major League history that a pitcher threw a perfect game and another no-hitter in the same calendar year (including the postseason). The fans voted his no-hitter as the "This Year in Baseball Awards" Postseason Moment of the Year.When you go to [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/awards/y2010/tyib/index.jsp 2010 This Year in Baseball Awards] and click on "Postseason Moment", it takes you to an unrelated page. The Postseason Moment awardee is mentioned at: {{cite web|last=Newman|first=Mark|date=December 17, 2010|title=Giants star in This Year in Baseball Awards: Hamilton, Doc among those feted in awards season finale|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101216&content_id=16331012&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb&partnerId=ed-4336826-173876510|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221102754/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101216&content_id=16331012&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb&partnerId=ed-4336826-173876510|archive-date=December 21, 2010|access-date=September 7, 2011|work=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|quote=Halladay, who pitched the second postseason no-hitter ever against the Reds in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, saw his gem cited as the easy choice for Postseason Moment.}}

For the 2011 season, Halladay was joined by Cliff Lee, who before the 2010 season had been traded away from the Phillies shortly before Halladay joined. The resulting starting pitching lineup of Halladay, Lee, Cole Hamels, Roy Oswalt and Joe Blanton had commentators dub it one of the best rotations ever assembled.{{cite web | first=Ryan|last=Divish|url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-insider-blog/article26460721.html | title= 2011 season predictions from the TNT staff: Who ya got? | work=The News Tribune | date=March 28, 2011 | access-date=June 24, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221235702/http://blog.thenewstribune.com/mariners/2011/03/28/2011-season-predictions-from-the-tnt-staff-who-ya-got/cole-hamels-roy-oswalt-roy-halladay-joe-blanton-cliff-lee/ | archive-date=February 21, 2014 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}{{cite magazine|author=Corcoran|first=Cliff|date=September 21, 2011|title=Phillies' much-hyped rotation even better than expected|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/cliff_corcoran/09/21/phillies.rotation/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925011030/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/cliff_corcoran/09/21/phillies.rotation/index.html|archive-date=September 25, 2011|access-date=February 9, 2014|magazine=Sports Illustrated|publisher=CNN}}{{cite web|date=February 14, 2011|title=Phillies' "Phantastic Phour" rotation arrives|url=http://clearwater.wtsp.com/news/news/phillies-phantastic-phour-rotation-arrives/47584|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140209210437/http://clearwater.wtsp.com/news/news/phillies-phantastic-phour-rotation-arrives/47584|archive-date=February 9, 2014|access-date=February 9, 2014|website=WTSP|publisher=}}{{cite web|author=Stark|first=Jayson|date=December 14, 2010|title=Measuring Phillies' rotation historically|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/hotstove10/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=5920160|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=ESPN|publisher=}} Halladay, Oswalt, Lee, and Hamels were dubbed the 'Phantastic Phour' by fans and the media.

On April 24, 2011, Halladay struck out 14 and allowed just five hits in the game as his team swept the San Diego Padres in all four games. Halladay took a two-hitter into the ninth before allowing three straight singles. He allowed just one run and won, 3–1.{{cite news|date=April 24, 2011|title=Halladay fans 14 as Phillies beat Padres 3-1|url=https://www.deseret.com/2011/4/24/20187398/halladay-fans-14-as-phillies-beat-padres-3-1|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=Deseret News|agency=Associated Press}}

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In May, Halladay was named the 2011 winner of the John Wanamaker Athletic Award,{{cite web|title=And The Winners Were ... See all the John Wanamaker Athletic Award-recipients since 1961|url=http://www.philadelphiasportscongress.org/events/wanamaker-athletic-award/past-winners/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724082914/http://www.philadelphiasportscongress.org/events/wanamaker-athletic-award/past-winners/|archive-date=July 24, 2011|access-date=May 23, 2011|work=Philadelphia Sports Congress|publisher=Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau|df=mdy-all}} by the Philadelphia Sports Congress, based on his 2010 season.{{cite web|date=June 28, 2011|title=Halladay wins 2011 Wanamaker Award|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/pattisonave/Video-Halladay-wins-2011-Wanamaker-Award.html|access-date=June 24, 2020|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|format=video}}{{cite web|date=June 28, 2011|title=Phillies Ace Honored With John Wanamaker Athletic Award|url=http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/06/28/phillies-ace-honored-with-john-wanamaker-athletic-award/|access-date=August 24, 2011|website=CBS Philadelphia|publisher=}}{{cite web|date=June 28, 2011|title=Halladay Honored with 2011 Wanamaker Athletic Award; Eagles Youth Partnership and Francisville A's Volunteer Coaches also recognized|url=http://www.philadelphiausa.travel/press-room/releases/sports-congress/halladay-honored-with-2011-wanamaker-athletic-awar/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811082251/http://www.philadelphiausa.travel/press-room/releases/sports-congress/halladay-honored-with-2011-wanamaker-athletic-awar/|archive-date=August 11, 2011|access-date=August 24, 2011|work=PhiladelphiaUSA.travel|publisher=Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|title=Mayor Honors Award Recipients at Wanamaker Ceremony|url=http://www.philadelphiasportscongress.org/events/wanamaker-athletic-award|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003094000/http://www.philadelphiasportscongress.org/events/wanamaker-athletic-award|archive-date=October 3, 2011|access-date=August 24, 2011|work=Philadelphia Sports Congress|publisher=Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau}}{{cite web|date=May 17, 2011|title=Halladay wins Wanamaker Award|url=http://articles.philly.com/2011-05-17/sports/29552395_1_wanamaker-award-phillies-pitcher-roy-halladay-jimmy-rollins|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515220459/http://articles.philly.com/2011-05-17/sports/29552395_1_wanamaker-award-phillies-pitcher-roy-halladay-jimmy-rollins|archive-date=May 15, 2012|access-date=May 23, 2011|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|publisher=Philadelphia Media Network}} In June, Halladay was presented the Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award for his performance since June 2010. He also took home the Best Moment ESPY Award for his postseason no-hitter in October 2010.{{cite news|last=|first=|date=July 14, 2011|title=Phillies' Halladay earns two ESPY Awards; Eagles win Best Game|url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/national/phillies-halladay-earns-two-espy-awards-eagles-win-best-game/article_9472e130-adde-11e0-bf3c-001cc4c03286.html|access-date=December 17, 2021|website=The Press of Atlantic City|agency=Associated Press|language=en}}

On July 12, Halladay was the NL starting pitcher in the All-Star Game. Halladay went 19–6 in 2011, with a 2.35 ERA, and pitched eight complete games, second-most in the Majors. The Phillies won their fifth consecutive National League East championship, and also finished with the best record in baseball for the second straight year.

Halladay was named the starter for Games 1 and 5 during the National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. He won Game 1, 11–6, but lost Game 5, 1–0, in a duel with former Blue Jays teammate and close friend Chris Carpenter. Halladay had pitched Game 5 despite having back pain. This loss eliminated the Phillies from the playoffs, a disappointment as they were touted as heavy favorites for the World Series,{{Cite news|last=Sheinin|first=Dave|date=October 7, 2011|title=Cardinals beat Phillies in NLDS Game 5 behind Chris Carpenter gem|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/cardinals-beat-phillies-in-nlds-game-5-behind-chris-carpenter-gem/2011/10/07/gIQA0phMUL_story.html|access-date=December 17, 2021|issn=0190-8286}} and it would turn out to be Halladay's final postseason appearance. Reflecting on that series at his retirement, Halladay said "I think the one thing I took away from that is you can have the best team on paper, you can have the guys who want it the most. But when the squirrel runs across home plate while your team is trying to pitch, there is nothing you can do about that."{{cite web|last=Berg|first=Ted|date=December 9, 2013|title=Two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay retires|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/12/roy-halladay-retires-phillies-blue-jays|access-date=December 9, 2013|work=USA Today}}{{cite web|date=December 9, 2013|title=Roy Halladay retires with Blue Jays|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/10108609/roy-halladay-retires-toronto-blue-jay|access-date=June 24, 2020|work=ESPN}}

Halladay finished second in the NL Cy Young voting to Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers.{{cite web|last=Jackson|first=Tony|date=November 18, 2011|title=Clayton Kershaw wins NL Cy Young|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7246696/los-angeles-dodgers-clayton-kershaw-wins-nl-cy-young|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=ESPN|publisher=}} He was selected as one of the three starting pitchers on the MLB Insiders Club Magazine All-Postseason Team.{{cite journal| last= Boye| first= Paul| title= All-Postseason Team. MLB Insiders Club Magazine| journal= MLB Insiders Club Magazine| issn= 1941-5060| volume= 5| number= 1| date= December 2011| pages= 30–31| publisher= North American Media Group, Inc.}} MLB Insiders Club Magazine selected its first All-Postseason Team in 2008.

In December, Halladay was named the Sportsperson of the Year by the Philadelphia Daily News for the second consecutive year.{{cite web|last=Donnellon|first=Sam|date=December 25, 2011|title=City of Roy: Halladay named 2011 Sportsperson of the Year|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/sportsweek/20111225_City_of_Roy__Halladay_named_2011_Sports_Person_of_the_Year.html|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer}}

On April 5, 2012, Halladay threw eight innings of shutout ball against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Opening Day, giving up two hits while striking out five.{{cite news|last=|first=|date=April 5, 2012|title=Carlos Ruiz provides Phillies' offense; Jonathan Papelbon debuts|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320405123|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219004626/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320405123|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 19, 2021|access-date=December 18, 2021|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press}}

On May 29, Halladay was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a shoulder strain. It was his first DL stint since 2009.{{cite web|date=May 29, 2012|title=Shoulder strain sends Halladay to disabled list|url=https://www.citynews1130.com/2012/05/29/phillies-ace-roy-halladay-put-on-disabled-list-with-shoulder-strain-out-for-6-to-8-weeks/|access-date=June 24, 2020|work=CityNews}} In a press conference on June 6, Halladay stated, "Ultimately, my goal is to finish my career with the Phillies and win a World Series here. Some of those things are not fully in my control, but my intent is to play here and finish my career here and be here as long as I can." Halladay stated this during his press conference about his shoulder injury, and he revealed that he would sit out three more weeks, and then re-evaluate his condition.{{cite web|last=Gelb|first=Matt|date=June 6, 2012|title=Halladay confident he'll recover, finish career with Phillies|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/phillies/157678385.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613181529/http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/Roy_Halladay_confident_in_ability_to_recover_from_shoulder_injury.html|archive-date=June 13, 2012|access-date=June 25, 2020|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer}} The injury would eventually be diagnosed as a strained latissimus dorsi and Halladay was hopeful he would be able to return shortly after the All-Star break in July.{{cite web|last=De Nicola|first=Christina|date=July 1, 2012|title=Doc eyes return after break, but taking it day to day|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120701&content_id=34270330&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023030433/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120701&content_id=34270330&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|archive-date=October 23, 2013|access-date=July 8, 2012|website=Philadelphia Phillies|publisher=MLB.com}}

On July 17, Halladay came off the DL and was the starting pitcher against the Los Angeles Dodgers.{{cite news|date=July 15, 2012|title=Phillies to activate Halladay for Tuesday's start|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/8168437/roy-halladay-philadelphia-phillies-set-return-dl-tuesday|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=ESPN|agency=Associated Press}} He pitched five innings, giving up five hits and two earned runs while fanning six in a no-decision which the Phillies would go on to win, 3–2.{{cite news|date=July 18, 2012|title=Roy Halladay solid in return as Phillies top Dodgers|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320717119|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627043851/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320717119|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 27, 2020|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=ESPN|agency=Associated Press}}

In a loss against the Atlanta Braves on July 29, Halladay recorded his 2,000th strikeout to become the 67th pitcher in MLB history to reach the milestone.{{cite web|date=July 29, 2012|title=Braves beat Roy Halladay to cap sweep of Phillies|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320729115|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627030422/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320729115|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 27, 2020|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=ESPN}}

Although Halladay was on the DL and had the worst ERA since first starting off his career, he still remained above .500 going 11–8.{{cite web|title=Roy Halladay 2012 Pitching Gamelogs|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=hallaro01&t=p&year=2012|access-date=November 9, 2017|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}

After struggling in spring training,{{cite news|last=Berg|first=Ted|title=Halladay's struggles continue in final spring start|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/03/28/halladays-spring-struggles-continue-phillies/2028683/|access-date=April 4, 2013|newspaper=USA Today|date=March 28, 2013}} Halladay gave up five runs in his first start in the Phillies second game on April 3, 2013, striking out nine in {{frac|3|1|3}} innings pitched.{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=David|date=April 3, 2013|title=Roy Halladay does not look like Roy Halladay|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillies/Roy-Halladay-does-not-look-like-Roy-Halladay.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406013824/http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillies/Roy-Halladay-does-not-look-like-Roy-Halladay.html|archive-date=April 6, 2013|access-date=April 4, 2013|work=High Cheese|publisher=Philly.com}} After struggling in his prior starts, Halladay pitched eight innings allowing just one run on April 14, 2013, against the Miami Marlins whom the Phillies defeated 2–1. Halladay recorded his 200th career win in the game.{{cite web|last=Gelb|first=Matt|date=April 14, 2013|title=Phillies' Roy Halladay earns 200th win, thanks to Laynce Nix's homer|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/phillies/20130415_Halladay_earns_200th_win__thanks_to_Nix_s_homer.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626134445/https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/phillies/20130415_Halladay_earns_200th_win__thanks_to_Nix_s_homer.html|archive-date=June 26, 2020|access-date=April 14, 2013|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer}}

On May 5, Halladay gave up nine earned runs in just {{frac|2|1|3}} innings. The next day, Halladay was placed on the disabled list with a right shoulder injury. On May 8, it was announced that he would have surgery on his shoulder to have a bone spur removed. The surgery was also to address fraying of his glenoid labrum and rotator cuff.{{cite web|last=Meisel|first=Zack|date=May 8, 2013|title=Doc set for surgery, hopeful for 2013 return|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/roy-halladay-set-for-surgery-hopeful-for-2013-return/c-46964158|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626210212/https://www.mlb.com/news/roy-halladay-set-for-surgery-hopeful-for-2013-return/c-46964158|archive-date=June 26, 2020|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=MLB.com}} Though he was initially supposed to be making a rehab start in Double-A for the Reading Fightin' Phils that day, an 18-inning game the previous night caused the Phillies to have a shortage of pitchers and as such, Halladay returned to the major leagues on August 25 for a start against the Arizona Diamondbacks in which he threw six innings, allowing two runs on four hits with two walks and two strikeouts.{{cite web|date=August 26, 2013|title=No issues for Halladay day after making return|url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/phillies/csnph-in-return-from-dl-halladay-leads-phillies-to-win/1967835/|access-date=June 25, 2020|work=NBC Philadelphia}} He finished the season with a 6.82 ERA, his worst since 2000, and a 4–5 record in 13 starts.

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On December 9, 2013, Halladay signed a ceremonial one-day contract with the Blue Jays and announced his retirement from baseball due to injury. At his press conference, Halladay listed a persistent back injury, as well as wanting to be more involved with his family, as his reasons for retiring.

Although retired as a player, Halladay continued to be a part of the game as a guest instructor for the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays.{{cite news|date=February 23, 2014|title=Halladay to work as Phillies guest instructor|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/10506548/roy-halladay-work-philadelphia-philles-guest-instructor|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=ESPN|agency=Associated Press}}{{cite news|date=December 9, 2013|title=Roy Halladay says back injury, desire for family life prompted him to sign one-day deal and retire with Toronto Blue Jays|work=National Post|url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/baseball/mlb/roy-halladay-to-sign-one-day-deal-in-toronto-will-retire-as-member-of-blue-jays|url-status=live|access-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131212090038/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/12/09/roy-halladay-to-sign-one-day-deal-in-toronto-will-retire-as-member-of-blue-jays/|archive-date=December 12, 2013}} The Phillies hired Halladay as a "mental skills coach" in March 2017.{{cite news|last1=Breen|first1=Matt|date=December 10, 2017|title=Roy Halladay spent his final months teaching future Phillies|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/phillies/roy-halladay-plane-crash-phillies-minor-league-players-mental-skills-coach-20171110.html|access-date=June 24, 2020}} Halladay also volunteered as a baseball coach at Calvary Christian High School in Clearwater, Florida where his oldest son played baseball.{{cite news|last1=Pianovich|first1=Stephen|date=December 9, 2017|title=Roy Halladay's son, Braden, commits to Penn State baseball|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|publisher=Land of 10|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/college/roy-halladay-son-braden-commits-penn-state-baseball/2AauYmxwK1jjnuldRTKXUM/|url-status=dead|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212031937/http://www.ajc.com/sports/college/roy-halladay-son-braden-commits-penn-state-baseball/2AauYmxwK1jjnuldRTKXUM/|archive-date=December 12, 2017}}

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Halladay's distinctiveness was characterized by his ability to throw a hard two-seam sinking fastball ranging in the low 90s with pinpoint control. In addition, he threw a four-seam fastball in the low 90s, a curveball in the high 70s, and cut fastball from 90 to 92 mph for which he had modified his grip in 2007 at the suggestion of former catcher Sal Fasano.{{cite web|last=Rutsey|first=Mike|date=June 28, 2007|title=Fasano helped Marcum focus|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Baseball/MLB/Toronto/2007/06/28/4297312-sun.html|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115070945/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Baseball/MLB/Toronto/2007/06/28/4297312-sun.html|archive-date=January 15, 2013|access-date=November 8, 2017|website=Slam! Sports}} Halladay threw the hardest cutter among MLB starters in the 2011 season, at an average of 91.4 mph.{{cite web|title=PitchFX Leaderboards|url=http://www.baseballprospectus.com/pitchfx/leaderboards/index.php?hand=&prp=P&month=&year=2011&pitch=FS&ds=gbfb&lim=100|access-date=September 17, 2012|work=Baseball Prospectus}} The changeup was one pitch that Halladay had problems commanding for many years, and which he used very rarely. However, after joining the Phillies in 2010, Halladay started throwing a changeup that was a variation of the split-finger fastball (called a split-changeup). The pitch was introduced to Halladay by pitching coach Rich Dubee.{{cite web|author=Gelb|first=Matt|date=May 16, 2010|title=Even Halladay finds a new pitch to use|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/phillies/20100516_Even_Halladay_finds_a_new_pitch_to_use.html|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer|publisher=}}

Despite his reputation as a ground ball pitcher who worked at an efficient pace, Halladay's strikeout totals increased steadily in the few final years of his career. Halladay's efficiency and durability were reflected in his total innings pitched every year, also due to his ability to strike out hitters and induce ground ball outs to escape jams. He often led the league in innings pitched and complete games, while ranking among the leaders in WHIP and ERA.

Prior to and during each start, Halladay had a distinct trademark in which he went into a complete "isolation mode," immersing himself in complete concentration in order to plan every pitch he would throw while on the mound. During this time, he would not talk to anyone except the manager or the pitching coach. He would not even reply to a "hello" or wave from a teammate or spectator, nor talk to the media until he had been relieved or completed the game.{{cite magazine|last=Verducci|first=Tom|date=April 5, 2010|title=What Makes Roy Run|magazine=Sports Illustrated|url=http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Why+is+baseball%27s+best+pitcher+also+the+hardest+worker+in+-+04.05.10+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=423852833&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1167875%2F1%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881|url-status=dead|access-date=August 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612065658/http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Why+is+baseball%27s+best+pitcher+also+the+hardest+worker+in+-+04.05.10+-+SI+Vault&expire=&urlID=423852833&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1167875%2F1%2Findex.htm&partnerID=289881|archive-date=June 12, 2012}}

Halladay had two children, Braden and Ryan, with his wife, Brandy (née Gates). During the offseason, Halladay lived with his family in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Halladay's older son, Braden, committed to play baseball at Penn State shortly after Halladay's death. Braden, who was born in Toronto, was invited to Baseball Canada's U18 spring training camp on March 6, 2018, and pitched a scoreless inning in the Canadian Junior team's exhibition game against the Blue Jays on March 17.{{cite news|date=March 6, 2018|title=Braden Halladay, son of former Jays great Roy, invited to Canada's U18 spring camp|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/braden-halladay-baseball-canada-1.4564731|access-date=March 17, 2018|work=CBC.ca}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/roys-impact-felt-braden-halladay-makes-emotional-debut-canada/|title=Roy's impact felt as Braden Halladay makes emotional debut for Canada|last=Nicholson-Smith|first=Ben|work=Sportsnet|date=March 17, 2018|access-date=March 17, 2018}} In the 2019 MLB draft, as a tribute to Halladay, Braden was selected by the Blue Jays in the 32nd round.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-select-roy-halladays-son-braden-mlb-draft/|title=Blue Jays select Roy Halladay's son, Braden, in MLB Draft|work=Sportsnet|date=June 5, 2019|access-date=June 5, 2019}}

While he was a member of the Toronto Blue Jays, Halladay and his wife invited children and their families from the Hospital for Sick Children into "Doc's Box" at Rogers Centre during Blue Jays games. The remodeling of the suite to be more kid-friendly was documented in an episode of Design Inc. As part of Halladay's contract with the Blue Jays, he also donated $100,000 each year to the Jays Care Foundation.{{cite web|title=Toronto Blue Jays|url=http://www.espn.com/chat/sportsnation/face/mlb/team?team=tor|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628003428/http://www.espn.com/chat/sportsnation/face/mlb/team?team=tor|archive-date=June 28, 2020|access-date=June 24, 2020|work=ESPN}}{{cite news|last1=Griffin|first1=Richard|date=June 14, 2008|title=Halladay's step up to the plate to help others|newspaper=The Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/2008/06/14/halladays_step_up_to_the_plate_to_help_others.html|access-date=November 7, 2017}}

Halladay was the Blue Jays' nominee numerous times for the Roberto Clemente Award for his work with underprivileged children.{{cite web|author=Bastian|first=Jordan|date=September 6, 2006|title=Halladay proud to be Clemente nominee|url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060906&content_id=1648709&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326095307/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060906&content_id=1648709&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|archive-date=March 26, 2012|access-date=May 16, 2009|website=Toronto Blue Jays|publisher=MLB.com}} For the same reason, he was also the Blue Jays' nominee in 2008 for the Players Choice Awards Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award.{{cite web|date=September 16, 2008|title=Six players selected by fans as finalists for 2008 Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award|url=http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/releases/releases.jsp?content=091608|access-date=May 16, 2009|website=MLB.com|publisher=Major League Baseball Players Association}} {{Dead link|date=December 2021}}

Halladay was the cover athlete for Major League Baseball 2K11.{{cite web|date=November 15, 2010|title=Major League Baseball 2K11 Announces Roy Halladay as Cover Athlete|url=http://www.dreamstation.cc/news/news/major-league-baseball-2k11-announces-roy-halladay-as-cover-athlete|access-date=November 15, 2010|work=Dreamstation CC}}

On November 7, 2017, Halladay died when the ICON A5 Founders Edition amphibious aircraft he was piloting crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.{{cite web|last=Chambers|first=Stan|date=November 7, 2017|title=Former MLB pitcher Roy Halladay killed in Gulf of Mexico plane crash|url=https://www.10tv.com/article/sports/former-mlb-pitcher-roy-halladay-killed-in-gulf-of-mexico-plane-crash/489944976|access-date=November 7, 2017|website=WTSP|publisher=|archive-date=December 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217074348/https://www.10tv.com/article/sports/former-mlb-pitcher-roy-halladay-killed-in-gulf-of-mexico-plane-crash/489944976|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Davidi|first=Shi|date=November 7, 2017|title=Former Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay dead in plane crash|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/former-blue-jays-pitcher-roy-halladay-dead-plane-crash/|access-date=November 7, 2017|website=Sportsnet|publisher=}} The Pasco County, Florida, Sheriff's Office confirmed that Halladay was the only occupant of the aircraft at the time of the crash and that air traffic controllers had not received any mayday distress signals from the plane before the crash. The crash was reported to have happened about {{cvt|0.25|mi|km|2}} off the coast of New Port Richey, Florida, in water {{convert|4|ft|sigfig=3}} deep.

The Pasco Sheriff's Office Marine Unit responded to the accident after a call at noon, reporting that a sport plane had crashed upside-down into shallow water. The plane was reported to be Halladay's, and he had tweeted four weeks earlier about his excitement about acquiring the plane, which was reportedly registered in the name of Halladay's father, a retired commercial pilot.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/11/07/roy-halladay-plane-crash/841101001/|title=Two-time Cy Young winner Roy Halladay dies in plane crash|date=November 7, 2017|access-date=November 7, 2017|work=USA Today}}{{cite web|last=Chisholm|first=Gregor|date=November 7, 2017|title=Former MLB pitcher Roy Halladay dies in plane crash|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/roy-halladay-dies-in-plane-crash-c260880432|url-status=live|access-date=November 7, 2017|work=MLB.com|archive-date=November 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108160005/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/260880432/roy-halladay-dies-in-plane-crash/?topicId=27118122}}

An autopsy report by the Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner's Office released in January 2018 revealed that Halladay's blood contained morphine, hydromorphone, amphetamine, fluoxetine (an antidepressant), baclofen (a muscle relaxant), and zolpidem (a sleep aid sold under the brand name Ambien). According to forensic pathologist Burr Hartman, "He had a drug combination similar to a speedball. He was impaired by these drugs. It was definitely not safe for him to fly an airplane."{{cite news|last1=Perez|first1=A.J.|title=Experts: Roy Halladay likely impaired at time of fatal plane crash |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/01/20/roy-halladay-plane-crash/1050708001/|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=December 30, 2018|language=en|date=January 20, 2018}} On April 15, 2020, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a report stating that in addition to the drugs, Halladay was executing aerobatics including steep climbs and turns, and the plane sometimes came within {{convert|5|ft}} of the water before a final climb caused its speed to fall to {{convert|85|mph|abbr=on}}, after which it nosedived into the sea and Halladay was killed by blunt force trauma and drowning.{{cite news|last=Spencer|first=Terry|date=April 16, 2020|title=NTSB: Halladay on drugs, doing stunts when plane crashed|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Report-Roy-Halladay-was-doing-stunts-when-plane-15203362.php|url-status=dead|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416041630/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Report-Roy-Halladay-was-doing-stunts-when-plane-15203362.php|archive-date=April 16, 2020}}{{cite web|last=Bertorelli|first=Paul|date=April 16, 2020|title=Roy Halladay Crash Report Released: Still No Final Cause|url=https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/roy-halladay-crash-report-released-still-no-final-cause/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417151226/https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/roy-halladay-crash-report-released-still-no-final-cause/|archive-date=April 17, 2020|access-date=April 16, 2020|work=AVweb}} The NTSB determined the probable cause of the crash to be the "pilot's improper decision to perform aggressive, low-altitude maneuvers due to his impairment from the use of multiple psychoactive substances, which resulted in a loss of control".{{cite web|date=May 19, 2020|title=National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Final Report|url=https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20171107X60614&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=FA|url-status=dead|access-date=June 6, 2020|website=NTSB|publisher=|archive-date=June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607015921/https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20171107X60614&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=FA}}

Halladay and his wife, Brandy, appeared in a since-removed promotional video for the aircraft with her stating her strong objections to him buying the plane.{{Cite web |last=Clayton |first=Andy |date=2017-11-07 |title=Roy Halladay's wife said she fought hard against retired baseball star buying plane |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2017/11/07/roy-halladays-wife-said-she-fought-hard-against-retired-baseball-star-buying-plane/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=New York Daily News}}

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In late 2017, the Phillies announced that use of uniform number 34 would be suspended for the 2018 season to honor Halladay.{{cite web|last=Zolecki|first=Todd|date=December 21, 2017|title=Phillies won't wear Halladay's No. 34 in 2018|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/phillies-wont-wear-halladays-number-in-2018/c-263910586|access-date=January 5, 2018|work=MLB.com}} The Toronto Blue Jays retired Halladay's number 32 during a pregame ceremony on Opening Day of the 2018 season.{{cite web|date=February 12, 2018|title=Toronto Blue Jays to retire Roy Halladay's No. 32|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/toronto-blue-jays-retire-roy-halladays-no-32|access-date=February 12, 2018|website=Sportsnet}}

Halladay was elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on January 22, 2019{{cite news|last=Schoenfield|first=David|date=January 22, 2019|title=Mariano Rivera, Edgar Martinez, Roy Halladay and Mike Mussina joining Hall of Fame|website=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25826814/mariano-rivera-edgar-martinez-roy-halladay-mike-mussina-elected-baseball-hall-fame|access-date=January 22, 2019}} in his first year of eligibility, garnering 85.41% of the vote. His wife and sons announced that they did not choose a logo for his cap, which leaves Roberto Alomar as the sole Cooperstown inductee as a Blue Jay.{{cite web|last1=Armstrong|first1=Laura|date=January 23, 2019|title=Roy Halladay won't represent the Blue Jays — or the Phillies — in Hall of Fame|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/2019/01/23/roy-halladay-wont-represent-blue-jays-or-phillies-in-hall-of-fame.html|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=Toronto Star}}{{cite web|last1=Adler|first1=David|date=January 23, 2019|title=Doc's Hall plaque to have no team logo|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/roy-halladay-s-hof-plaque-will-not-have-logo-c303062124|access-date=June 24, 2020|website=MLB.com}}{{cite web|last=Harvey|first=Coley|date=January 23, 2019|title=Halladay won't have team logo on HOF plaque|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25835400/roy-halladay-philadelphia-phillies-toronto-blue-jays-logo-hall-fame-plaque|access-date=January 24, 2019|website=ESPN|language=en}} However, Halladay had said that, if given the choice, he wanted to be inducted as a Blue Jay.{{Cite tweet|user=alykhankr|number=764899396450418690|title=If the opportunity presents itself, Roy Halladay would want to enter the Hall of Fame with the #BlueJays hat on.pic.twitter.com/hnzKJd4D6C|last=Ravjiani|first=Alykhan Khamisa|date=August 14, 2016|access-date=March 2, 2019}}

On March 2, 2019, Phillies free-agent acquisition Bryce Harper, who wore uniform number 34 from his debut with the Washington Nationals in 2012, announced that he would not wear the number 34 as a member of the Phillies, stating that "Roy Halladay should be the last one to wear it" for the Phillies. Harper chose to wear number 3 instead.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/phillies/2019/03/02/bryce-harper-why-superstar-wear-no-3-philadelphia-phillies/3040707002/|title=The reason Bryce Harper will wear No. 3 with Philadelphia Phillies|last=Gleeson|first=Scott|newspaper=USA Today|date=March 2, 2019|access-date=March 8, 2019}}

On February 4, 2020, the Phillies announced they would retire Halladay's number 34 on May 29, 2020, the tenth anniversary of his perfect game.{{cite web|last=Zolecki|first=Todd|date=February 4, 2020|title=Phillies to retire Doc's 34 on perfecto anniversary|url=https://www.mlb.com/phillies/news/phillies-to-retire-roy-halladay-s-no-34|access-date=February 4, 2020|work=Philadelphia Phillies|publisher=MLB.com}} However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number retirement was postponed. The Phillies instead retired Halladay's number during a pregame ceremony on August 8, 2021. At the ceremony, his former teammates Carlos Ruiz and Raul Ibanez were in attendance, along with his former manager Charlie Manuel. Steve Carlton, a fellow Hall of Fame pitcher for the Phillies, unveiled Halladay's number 34 display at the stadium.{{cite web |last=Feinsand |first=Mark |date=August 8, 2021 |title=34ever: Phils retire Doc Halladay's number |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/roy-halladay-number-34-retired-by-phillies |access-date=December 17, 2021 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}{{cite news|last1=Breen|first1=Matt|date=July 1, 2021|title=Phillies finally able to retire Roy Halladay's No. 34 on August 8|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|url=https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/phillies-roy-halladay-retired-number-august-2021-20210701.html|access-date=July 3, 2021}} In the Phillies game that day, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler pitched a two-hit, complete game shutout in a 3–0 victory against the New York Mets, and became the first Phillies pitcher to retire 22 consecutive batters in a game since Halladay himself did so during his perfect game in 2010. When asked about Halladay after the game, Wheeler responded: "Today was his day, and I just tried to pitch like him."{{Cite web |last=Starr |first=Gabrielle |date=2022-01-13 |title=Phillies: Zack Wheeler's complete game shutout the perfect tribute to Roy Halladay |url=https://thatballsouttahere.com/2021/08/08/phillies-zack-wheelers-unplanned-tribute-to-roy-halladay/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=That Balls Outta Here |language=en-US}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.facebook.com/JClarkNBCS/videos/373533704379146/ |title=John Clark |date=August 8, 2021 |last=Clark |first=John |type=Video |language=en |access-date=2024-09-12 |via=www.facebook.com}}

On May 14, 2021, on what would've been Halladay's 44th birthday, Jays Care Foundation announced the naming of Toronto's first accessible baseball diamond as Roy Halladay Field. Located at Highview Park in the Birch Cliff neighborhood of Scarborough, Roy Halladay Field is used by athletes in Jays Care's Challenger Baseball program, an adaptive baseball program for Canadian kids living with cognitive and/or physical disabilities.{{cite web|last=Davidi|first=Shi|date=May 14, 2021|title=Toronto's first fully accessible baseball diamond named Roy Halladay Field|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/torontos-first-fully-accessible-baseball-diamond-named-roy-halladay-field/|access-date=May 14, 2021|website=Sportsnet}}

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