Shortly after midnight on November 7, 2017, Halladay died when the ICON A5 plane that he had been flying crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Florida. He was 40 years old. The Blue Jays officially retired Halladay's No. 32 jersey number on March 29, 2018, the first day of the 2018 season. The Phillies originally planned to retire Halladay's No. 34 jersey on May 29, 2020, the 10th anniversary of his perfect game, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the 2020 MLB season until July. The retirement ceremony was rescheduled for August 8, 2021. On January 22, 2019, the Baseball Writers' Association of America voted to elect Halladay into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He received an 85.4% vote on the first ballot, far above the 75% threshold required for election. Halladay was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 21, 2019; at the request of his family, Halladay's Hall of Fame plaque has no team logo on the baseball cap, as there was "no way to choose" between Toronto and Philadelphia.
