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Major League Baseball has lost a beloved icon and the sports world is in mourning over the untimely death of legendary pitcher Roy "Doc" Halladay.

The celebrated athlete died Tuesday after he crashed his plane into the Gulf of Mexico near Holiday, Florida.

Following the news of the tragedy, nearly everyone who had ever played alongside the pitcher -- or against him -- took to social media to share their memories, post tributes, and send condolences to Halladay's widow, Brandy, and their two sons, Ryan and Braden.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter -- one of Halladay's former teammates when they both played for the Toronto Blue Jays and a close friend -- released a statement on his passing.

"We grew up together. Went through good and bad times together. He was an amazing pitcher, competitor, teammate and friend," Carpenter shared. "I have so many memories with him and his family. I will miss him...

When Maria Arias first met Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez years ago through family, she was not impressed.

“It was definitely not love at first sight — he was a center of attention type guy and I’m not that way,” she jokingly recalls in an exclusive interview with People.

But after seeing his softer side when he made a heartfelt toast at a group dinner, the psychology student and the rising athlete became fast friends and eventually fell in love.

“He expressed how much he valued this family, and how grateful he was to feel like a part of it,...

Jose Fernandez's mom and girlfriend will split control of the late Mlb star's estate, a Miami judge ruled on Wednesday. The 24-year-old pitcher -- who passed away in a boating accident back in September -- left behind no will. Fernandez's attorneys have valued his estate around $2-3 million. Fernandez's girlfriend, Maria Arias, gave birth to their daughter on February 24. The families of the other two men that passed away in the boat crash have...

Five months after the untimely death of Jose Fernandez, his girlfriend, Maria Arias, is opening up about giving birth to the Florida Marlins pitcher's daughter, Penelope, and how she's been coping with her painful loss.

The baby girl, who was born last Friday is "healthy and doing well," Arias told People, adding that the newborn has "brought a lot of light and joy to our lives."

Watch: Jose Fernandez's Pregnant Girlfriend Maria Arias Attends Memorial in First Public Appearance Since His Death

Arias was living with Fernandez when he was killed in a tragic boating accident off the coast of Miami Beach on Sep. 25, which also claimed the lives of two of his friends. The couple had announced that they were expecting their first child just five days before the crash.

Arias said that the birth of her daughter has "not taken any of the pain away, of course, because that's...

Jose Fernandez looked forward to being a father, but sadly he did not live to see the birth of his daughter, Penelope.  People spoke to the late pitcher's grieving girlfriend, Maria Arias, who informed the publication that their daughter was born last Friday and said that they're "both healthy and doing well."  She explained that the newborn has, "brought a lot of light and joy into our lives." The 24-year-old Marlins baseball player died almost five months ago in a boating accident.  Only days before his tragic death, Fernandez shared a photo of Arias holding her baby bump, announcing that they were expecting a child. The two lived together at the...

Jose Fernandez’s grieving girlfriend is speaking out for the first time since the birth of their daughter – almost five months to the day since the Miami Marlins pitcher’s tragic death in a boating accident.

Maria Arias tells People that she and baby Penelope, who was born last Friday, are “both healthy and doing well” and that the newborn has “brought a lot of light and joy to our lives.”

Arias, who was living with Jose at the time of his death, says Penelope’s birth, “has not taken any of the pain away of course, because that’s always going to remain,...

Late Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez's girlfriend will give birth any day now ... and Jose's estate believes a lawsuit filed against the pitcher's estate Friday is intended to mess with his family.  As TMZ reported -- Jose and two friends were killed in a boating accident in September -- an autopsy later revealed the pitcher had alcohol and cocaine in his system at the time of the crash. On Friday, the family of one...

Kansas City Royals right-hander Yordano Ventura was killed in a car crash in his native Dominican Republic on Sunday. He was 25 years old.

Both the Royals and Major League Baseball have confirmed Ventura's death. The team released the following statement:

Tony Clark, executive director of the players union, issued the following statement about Ventura's death as well as Andy Marte's death. Marte -- who spent time in the Mlb with the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians and Arizona Diamondbacks before signing with the KT Wiz of the Korean Kbo League in 2015 -- was killed in a separate car crash in the Dominican Republic on Sunday.

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Ventura originally signed with Kansas City as an amateur free agent in 2008. He reached the big leagues in September 2013 and had been a mainstay in their rotation since. Ventura was part of the club's 2014 Al pennant and 2015 World Series rotations.

During Game 6 of...