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Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay (born May 14, 1977 in Denver, Colorado), nicknamed Doc, is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Halladay has played for the Toronto Blue Jays since 1998 and was the team's first draft selection (17th overall) in the 1995 MLB Draft. He bats and throws right-handed.

Halladay had his best seasons in 2002, when he made the All-Star team, and posted a 19-7 record with 168 strikeouts and a 2.93 earned run average, and 2003, when he won the American League Cy Young Award with a 22-7 record, 204 strikeouts and a 3.25 earned run average. In 2003, he also led the American League in innings pitched (266.0) and tied for the American League lead in complete games (nine). In 2004, he went 8-8.

The first half of the 2005 season proved to be fairly successful for Halladay, as he proved to be one of the two best pitchers on the Toronto staff, alongside rookie Gustavo Chacin. He was even slated to be the starting pitcher for the American League at the All-Star Game in Detroit. However, on July 8, Halladay suffered a broken leg when he was hit with a line drive off the bat of Texas Rangers left fielder Kevin Mench. Obviously unavailable for the All-Star Game, he was replaced by Matt Clement of the Boston Red Sox. Despite rehabilitation and further evaluation on his leg, it was decided that Halladay would sit out the remainder of the season.

Halladay's pitches include a good fastball, one of the best curveballs in the league, and a forkball. He usually posts a good strikeout-to-walk ratio and is a ground ball pitcher.

On March 16, 2006 Halladay signed a $40 million, 3 year contract that will keep him with the club through the 2010 season.

Trivia

Against the Detroit Tigers on September 27, 1998, Halladay came within one out of becoming the first pitcher to hurl a no-hitter on the final day of the regular season since Mike Witt's perfect game in 1984; the bid was broken up by Bobby Higginson. Halladay also pitched the first extra-inning shutout in the major leagues since Jack Morris in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series, leading the Jays over the Tigers on September 6, 2003. He pitched 10 innings and hadn't allowed a hit until Kevin Witt doubled with two outs in the bottom of the 8th.

Career highlights

3-time MLB All-Star: 2002, 2003, and 2005

American League Cy Young Award: 2003

The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year: 2003

Players Choice Awards (Most Oustanding Pitcher): 2003

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