When the Baseball Hall of Fame results are announced at 6 PM ET on MLB Network, there almost certainly won’t be any Philadelphia Phillies in the class of 2022.
But two hours prior, several special guests from the Phillies’ world will take part in a Hall of Fame special hosted by The Athletic. The event, which can be found on Youtube at 4 PM ET, will include Jim Kaat, Jimmy Rollins, and Braden Halladay.
Braden, of course, is the late Roy Halladay’s son.
Roy Halladay’s son Braden will represent him in a Hall of Fame special on 1/25
On Tuesday, he will represent his father in the special, something he’s certainly used to doing by now. He is already following in his father’s footsteps; for the last two years, he’s pitched for Penn State, compiling a 0.00 ERA over five relief appearances, totaling 5 1/3 innings. He will continue pitching for Tallahassee Community College this year.
The Phillies acquired Roy Halladay from the Toronto Blue Jays in 2010, and he remained with them for the final four seasons of his career. His first year was especially memorable, as Halladay threw not one, but two no-hitters, a feat he had never achieved in 12 years in Toronto. The first was a perfect game during the regular season, the second was Game 1 of the 2010 NLDS. He won his second Cy Young award that year.
On November 7, 2017, Halladay was piloting his plane and died when it crashed in the Gulf of Mexico. He was only 40 years old.
On August 8, 2021, the Phillies were finally able to retire Halladay’s jersey, an event rescheduled after the pandemic shortened the 2020 season and kept fans at home. On that day, in a perfect tribute to the late star, Zack Wheeler threw a complete-game shutout. He was the first Phillies pitcher since Halladay to retire 22 consecutive batters.
No Phillies players have been elected to the Hall of Fame on the BBWAA ballot since Halladay in 2019, two years after his tragic passing.