Roy Halladay #34 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
“Ambassador,” “Hall of Famer,” and the “hardest worker” were all words Philadelphia Phillies franchise saves leader Jonathan Papelbon used to describe his late former teammate Roy Halladay in a recent interview with Sportsnet.ca.
“We became really good friends. We fished every spring training,” Papelbon said. “Me and him shared [nearby] lockers for the last two years he was there. When you’re in the locker next to each other, you’re almost like family.”
“It was hard to see him not be able to compete like he always did,” Papelbon continued.