Red Sox competitive rival Roy Halladay to be inducted into HOF

Late pitcher Roy Halladay will be inducted in the HOF. The Boston Red Sox faced Halladay 42 times and had the most success against the champion.

The 2019 Hall of Fame’s induction weekend: a weekend of joy and sadness for many as the late pitcher Roy Halladay gets inducted. There’s going to be a missing piece this weekend. His tragic and sudden death is a lingering question mark. Roy Halladay: one of baseball’s greats. It is our pleasure to honor the former Red Sox rival as he enters Cooperstown.

Having grown up in Canada, this is one of the rare occasions that I get the opportunity to write about a “home team” guy. Correction- a home team great. I’m sure my dad is internally jumping for joy…