One year ago today, former Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay died in a plane crash off the coast of St. Petersburg, Fla. He was 40.
The shocking death of one of the team's most beloved aces prompted an outpouring of grief across baseball.
A week later, 2,000 people gathered at the Phillies' spring-training home in Clearwater, Fla., to celebrate the life of a man who was the greatest pitcher of a generation.
"Your dad was the best teammate I ever played with," Utley told the boys. "The most fierce competitor I have ever seen.