The Toronto Blue Jays unveiled the Roy Halladay level of excellence (Nick Turchiaro/USA TODAY Sports)
Roy Halladay nearly tossed a no-hitter in just his second MLB start against fellow rookie and eventual Phillies member, Gabe Kapler.
As magical as the 2010 Cy Young Award-winning season was for Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay — tossing a perfect game and just months later the second postseason no-hitter in Major League Baseball history — he nearly accomplished a similarly impressive feat 12 years prior, in what was just his second big-league start.
This start just happened to be a rare 163rd game of the 1998 season for the Toronto Blue Jays.