Former MLB Pitcher Roy Halladay Dies In Plane Crash In Gulf Of Mexico

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay died in a small plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday afternoon. Halladay was 40.

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 40. pic.twitter.com/SOFv3bOLyt
— MLB (@MLB) November 7, 2017

The MLB and Philadelphia Phillies confirmed the news on Twitter.

Phillies statement on the sudden & tragic passing of Roy Halladay: pic.twitter.com/gGhv7JUKv0
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) November 7, 2017

Halladay is a former eight-time All-Star pitcher for the Blue Jays (1998-2009) and the Phillies (2010-2013). He won the Cy Young Award in 2003 and 2010.

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