Personal Life
Halladay has two children with his wife Brandy. He and his wife were raised as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, although they are now non-practicing. During the offseason, Halladay and his family live in Odessa, Florida.
While he was a member of the Toronto Blue Jays, Halladay and his wife invited children and their families from the Hospital for Sick Children into "Doc's Box" at Rogers Centre during Blue Jays games. The remodeling of the suite to be more kid-friendly was documented in an episode of Design Inc.. As part of Halladay's contract with the Blue Jays, he also donated US$100,000 each year to the Jays Care Foundation.
He was the Blue Jays' nominee numerous times for the Roberto Clemente Award for his work with underprivileged children. For the same reason, he was also the Blue Jays' nominee in 2008 for the Players Choice Awards Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award.
Halladay was announced by 2K Sports as the cover athlete for Major League Baseball 2K11.
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