An autopsy has revealed the cause of death of former Major League Baseball player Roy Halladay.
The former pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies died from blunt force trauma and drowning, WTSP reported on Friday.
Halladay, 40, had amphetamines, morphine and traces of drugs used to treat insomnia in his system at the time of his death in November, WTSP reported on Friday.
His blood-alcohol content level was 0.01.
An autopsy has revealed the cause of death of former Major League Baseball player Roy Halladay as blunt force trauma and drowning; he had amphetamines, morphine and drugs used to treat insomnia in his system
Halladay is seen here answering questions after announcing his retirement after 16 seasons in the major leagues with Toronto and Philadelphia at the MLB winter meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on December 9, 2013
Halladay was flying an ICON A5 Founders Edition amphibious aircraft at the time of his death.
The plane he was piloting went down around noon, Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said, in the Gulf of Mexico.
Halladay’s body was found shortly after the call came in to authorities reporting the crash at around 12.06 pm Eastern, in approximately six feet of water.
Halladay was flying an ICON A5 Founders Edition amphibious aircraft at the time of his death
The single-engine aircraft was upside down, also in the shallow water.
He was the only person on board the plane at the time of the accident.
Three mayday distress signals were received by Air Traffic Controllers before Halladay’s plane went down.
He died on November 7 when his plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, at Newport Richey, Florida.
He was the only person on board the plane at the time of the accident
‘All of us at Baseball are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic passing of former Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay,’ MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement, at the time of Hallady’s death.
‘A well-respected figure throughout the game, Roy was a fierce competitor during his 16-year career, which included eight All-Star selections, two Cy Young Awards, a perfect game and a postseason no-hitter.’
At the time of his death, Halladay was living in Odessa with his family, where he spent the Spring volunteering as an assistant baseball coach on son’s team, at Calvary Christian High School.
Halladay is survived by his wife, Brandy, and two sons, Ryan and Braden.
Hallady died on November 7 when his plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico