TORONTO -- Toronto has 11 names on its Level of Excellence, but late Hall of Famer Roy Halladay is the only former Blue Jays star who currently has his jersey retired by the club.
MLB.com is taking a closer look at retired numbers from all 30 teams around Major League Baseball, and here's the lone franchise icon to qualify for Toronto:
Roy Halladay, RHP: No. 32
Number retired: March 29, 2018
Halladay made his Major League debut in 1998 but struggled during the early stages of his career and didn't become a mainstay until 2002. He turned into the best pitcher in Blue Jays history by making six All-Star teams, winning the 2003 AL Cy Young Award and compiling a 148-76 record with a 3.43 ERA over 12 seasons in Toronto. Halladay's success continued in Philadelphia, where he won another Cy Young Award and went to the postseason in back-to-back years.
But his loyalty remained with the Blue Jays, and he signed a one-day contract in 2013 to retire with the team that raised him.
On Nov. 7, 2017, Halladay passed away in a plane crash off the coast of Florida. Halladay's number was retired during an emotional on-field ceremony at Rogers Centre with his wife and two sons on Opening Day of 2018. He was inducted posthumously into the Hall of Fame one year later.