Roy Halladay #34 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
Legendary Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay would have turned 44 on Friday — the same day the two teams fittingly will kick off a three-game interleague series against each other in Dunedin, Florida.
As the Phillies plan to soon retire Halladay’s No. 34 — joining Richie Ashburn (1), Jim Bunning (14), Dick Allen (15), Mike Schmidt (20), Steve Carlton (32), Robin Roberts (36), and Jackie Robinson (42) — the Blue Jays announced on Friday that Toronto’s first accessible baseball diamond will be named after the Hall of Fame pitcher.