Tuesday certainly was an emotional day for Roy Halladay’s family.
Halladay, who died in a plane crash in 2017, was among the four elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The right-hander received 85.4 percent of the votes submitted by the Baseball Writers Association in his first year on the ballot. A workhorse on the mound, Halladay was known for his reliability and tossed multiple no-hitters, including one in his first postseason start in 2010.
After the announcement, Halladay’s son Braden posted an emotional message on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/BradenHalladay/status/1087855040751194113
Halladay’s wife, Brandy Halladay, also released a statement through the Philadelphia Phillies.
Via the Phillies, a statement from Brandy Halladay, Roy's wife pic.twitter.com/v44iPH1J5o
— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) January 22, 2019
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The Hall of Fame induction ceremony often is full of tearful speeches and montages, but we’re predicting it will get extra dusty in Cooperstown when Halladay’s family is honored.