Roy Halladay

Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay (born May 14, 1977 in Denver, Colorado), or "Doc" Halladay, is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Halladay has played for the Toronto Blue Jays since 1998 and was the team's first draft selection (17th overall) in the 1995 MLB First Year Draft. He bats and throws right-handed.

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Halladay had his best seasons in 2002, when he made the All-Star team, and posted a 19-7 record with 168 strikeouts and a 2.93 ERA, and 2003, when he won the AL Cy Young Award with a 22-7 record, 204 strikeouts and a 3.25 ERA. In 2003, he also led the AL in innings pitched (266.0) and tied for the AL lead in complete games (nine). In 2004, he went 8-8.

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Halladay's pitches include a good fastball, one of the best curveballs in the league, and a split-finger fastball. He usually posts a good strikeout-to-walk ratio and is a ground ball pitcher. Halladay is out for the rest of the 2005 season when Kevin Mench hit a ground ball at his leg.

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