All the while, Walker will feel the loss of Roy Halladay — who will be inducted posthumously into Cooperstown as a first-ballot hall of famer on Sunday — in a profound way. Walker and Halladay were Blue Jays teammates for parts of five seasons, starting in 2002. Halladay died in November 2017 at age 40, when his personal plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico. Today’s Jays say they’re focused solely on his hall-worthy achievements: Cy Young awards in both leagues, something just six pitchers have accomplished. “When he was on, you had no chance,” Walker, who pitched in 144 big-league games, said of Halladay.

Source: thestar July 21, 2019 00:56 UTC