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Roy Halladay, a two-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher who retired from baseball nearly four years ago, has died in a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida. He was 40.

The Pasco County Sheriff's Department confirmed that a small single-engine aircraft was reported down in the Gulf of Mexico earlier Tuesday afternoon.

Halladay recently received his pilot's license and tweeted photos last month of himself standing next to a new ICON A5 plane, which was the model of aircraft that was recovered Tuesday in the Gulf.

Halladay was an eight-time All-Star and went 203-105 with a 3.38 ERA in his 16-year career with the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies. He threw a perfect game during the 2010 season and a no-hitter that postseason.

AZGrizFan wrote:...and still a better option that Yu Darvish.

GannonFan wrote:I would love to learn how to fly, but I would never go with a single prop aircraft (Hallady was flying the ICON A5 - can land on water even) - too much can go wrong with one engine and I'd rather have a backup. RIP to a great pitcher and apparently a real fine human being.

CAA Flagship wrote:

GannonFan wrote:I would love to learn how to fly, but I would never go with a single prop aircraft (Hallady was flying the ICON A5 - can land on water even) - too much can go wrong with one engine and I'd rather have a backup. RIP to a great pitcher and apparently a real fine human being.

Easier said than done. The crash happened on water.

bluehenbillk wrote:Sad news, only 40 years old.