Former MLB All-Star Roy Halladay killed in plane crash

HOLIDAY, Fla. – Former Major League Baseball all-star pitcher Roy Halladay died Tuesday when his small plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Holiday, MLB officials confirmed on Twitter.

"We are saddened by the tragic news that Roy Halladay, 2-time Cy Young Award winner & 8-time All-Star, has died in a plane crash. He was 40," the post read. 

Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said during a news conference that Halladay's ICON A5 went down about noon Tuesday.

The sheriff's office marine unit responded to the downed plane and found Halladay's body. No survivors were found.

They said they couldn't confirm if there were additional passengers on the plane or say where it was headed.

Halladay, nicknamed Doc, pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies between 1998 and 2013.

On May 29, 2010, Halladay threw a perfect game against the then-Florida Marlins at what was then known as Sun Life Stadium. Halladay retired all 27 batters he faced, striking out 11.

Halladay previously posted numerous photos of his ICON A5 on his Twitter page. 

Officials say the small sport plane was made for entry-level pilots like Halladay, though the plane's chief designer and test pilot died while flying one earlier this year.

Halladay was among the first people ever to fly an ICON A5, and had owned the plane for less than a month. In one of many tweets about the aircraft, he said it felt like flying a fighter jet.