The Montreal Expos is the name of a Major League Baseball team that was located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 until the end of the 2004 season, when the team was moved to Washington, D.C. and became the Washington Nationals. Named after the Expo 67 World's Fair, the Expos started play at Jarry Park under manager Gene Mauch. The team's initial majority owner was Charles Bronfman, a major shareholder in Seagram.

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  • The Montreal Expos is the name of a Major League Baseball team that was located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 until the end of the 2004 season, when the team was moved to Washington, D.C. and became the Washington Nationals. Named after the Expo 67 World's Fair, the Expos started play at Jarry Park under manager Gene Mauch. The team's initial majority owner was Charles Bronfman, a major shareholder in Seagram. Following the 1976 Summer Olympics, starting in 1977 the team's home venue was Montreal's Olympic Stadium. After a decade of losing seasons, the team won a franchise-high 95 games in 1979, finishing second in the National League East. The Expos began the 1980s with a core group of young players, including catcher Gary Carter, outfielders Tim Raines and Andre Dawson, third baseman Tim Wallach, and pitchers Steve Rogers and Bill Gullickson. The team won its only division championship in the strike-shortened split season of 1981, ending its season with a 3 games to 2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. After a number of up-and-down seasons, the team was sold to a consortium of owners in 1991, with Claude Brochu as the managing general partner. Buck Rodgers, manager since the 1985 season and, at that time, second only to Gene Mauch in number of Expos games managed, was replaced early in the 1991 season. In May 1992, Felipe Alou, a long time member of the Expos organization since 1976, was promoted to field manager, becoming the first Dominican-born manager in MLB history. Alou would become the leader in Expos games managed while guiding the team to winning records, including 1994, when the Expos, led by a talented group of players including Larry Walker, Moisés Alou, Marquis Grissom and Pedro Martínez, had the best record in the major leagues until the 1994 Major League Baseball strike forced the cancellation of the remainder of the season. After the disappointment of 1994, Expos management began shedding its key players, and the team's fan support dwindled. Brochu sold control of the team to Jeffrey Loria in 1999, but Loria failed to close on a plan to build a new downtown ballpark or to bring in additional investors as he had promised. Loria also lost goodwill by failing to sign television and English radio broadcast contracts for the 2000 season. In November 2001, MLB's owners voted 28–2 to contract MLB by two teams — according to various sources, the Expos and the Minnesota Twins, both of which reportedly voted against contraction. Subsequently, the Boston Red Sox were sold to a partnership led by John W. Henry, owner of the Florida Marlins. In order to clear the way for Henry's group to assume ownership of the Red Sox, Henry sold the Marlins to Loria, and MLB purchased the Expos from Loria. However, as the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, operator of Minnesota's Metrodome, won an injunction requiring the Twins to play there in 2002, MLB was unable to revoke the Twins franchise, and so had to keep both the Twins and Expos as part of the MLB schedule. In the collective bargaining agreement signed with the players association in August 2002, contraction was prohibited through to the end of the contract in 2006. On September 29, 2004, the date of Montreal's last home game of the season, MLB announced that the Montreal franchise would move to Washington, D.C. for the 2005 season. The Expos played their final game on October 3, 2004 at Shea Stadium, losing by a score of 8–1 against the New York Mets, the same opponent that the Expos first faced at its start, 35 years earlier. The Washington team was named the Washington Nationals, and retained all the Expos' records, player contracts, and minor league affiliates, as well as their spring training complex in Viera, Florida.
  • Die Expos de Montréal waren ein kanadisches Profi-Baseball-Team, das von 1969 bis 2004 in der ansonsten US-amerikanischen Major League Baseball spielte. Seit Beginn der Saison 2005 sind die ehemaligen Expos nun als Washington Nationals aktiv, weiterhin in der Eastern Division der National League . Die Expos wurden nach der Weltausstellung (Expo) von 1967 in Montreal gegründet und nahmen 1969 den Spielbetrieb auf, als erstes außerhalb der USA beheimatetes MLB-Team. Ihre Heimspiele trug die Mannschaft im Stade Olympique aus. Größere sportliche Erfolg blieben aus, auch der Zuschauerzuspruch konnte auf Dauer nicht überzeugen. Der letzte Besitzer Jeffry Loira (nun Eigner der Florida Marlins) verkaufte die Besitzrechte für 120 Mio. US-Dollar 2002 an Major League Baseball direkt. In der Saison 2003 wurden einige "Heim"-Spiele auf der Karibik-Insel Puerto Rico ausgetragen, die besser besucht waren als die in Kanada. Die Liga hat dann 2004 bekanntgegeben, die komplette Mannschaft (samt Geschichte und Rekorden) aus dem wenig profitablen kanadischen Markt in die Hauptstadt Washington DC zu verlegen, wo seit über 30 Jahren kein Profi-Baseball mehr gespielt wurde. Als Name wurde Washington Nationals gewählt, den schon die Vorgänger der Minnesota Twins, die Washington Senators, von 1901 bis 1961 halboffiziell trugen. Nach deren Umzug spielten die späteren Texas Rangers bis 1971 als Washington Senators.
  • Los 'Expos de Montreal ' (Expos de Montréal en frances, Montreal Expos en inglés) fue un equipo de las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol basado en Montreal, provincia de Quebec, Canadá. Formaron parte de la división este de la Liga Nacional entre 1969 y 2004. El equipo jugó su último partido el 29 de septiembre de 2004 en Montreal. Desde la temporada 2005, el equipo se mudó a la ciudad de Washington D.C. y se convirtieron en los Washington Nationals. 'Fundación:' 1969 (Expansión de la Liga Nacional) 'Sede:' Estadio Olímpico, Montreal 1977-2004; Parque Jarry (Parc Jarry en frances), Montreal 1969-1976 'Títulos de división ganados': 1981, 1994
  • Les Expos de Montréal étaient une franchise de baseball de la Ligue majeure de baseball (LMB) ayant pour domicile la ville de Montréal, au Québec. Les Expos ont été la première franchise de baseball hors des États-Unis. La franchise est déménagée à Washington DC en 2004 où elle est devenue les Nationals de Washington. Mascotte officielle : Youppi! Titre de Meilleur deuxième (0) : aucun Titre de division : 1981, 1994 (non officiel dû à la grève du baseball majeur) Championnat de la Ligue nationale (0) : aucun Série mondiale (0) : aucun
  • O Montreal Expos (em francês Les Expos de Montréal) foi um time de basebol da MLB, localizado em Montreal, Quebec, entre 1969 e 2004. Depois da temporada 2004 o time mudou-se para Washington, DC, onde adotou o nome de Washington Nationals. Este time adquiriu os contratos dos jogadores, os registros e a afiliação na Minor League, assim como o centro de treinamento de primavera em Viera, na Flórida.
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  • The Montreal Expos is the name of a Major League Baseball team that was located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 until the end of the 2004 season, when the team was moved to Washington, D.C. and became the Washington Nationals. Named after the Expo 67 World's Fair, the Expos started play at Jarry Park under manager Gene Mauch. The team's initial majority owner was Charles Bronfman, a major shareholder in Seagram.
  • Die Expos de Montréal waren ein kanadisches Profi-Baseball-Team, das von 1969 bis 2004 in der ansonsten US-amerikanischen Major League Baseball spielte. Seit Beginn der Saison 2005 sind die ehemaligen Expos nun als Washington Nationals aktiv, weiterhin in der Eastern Division der National League . Die Expos wurden nach der Weltausstellung (Expo) von 1967 in Montreal gegründet und nahmen 1969 den Spielbetrieb auf, als erstes außerhalb der USA beheimatetes MLB-Team.
  • Los 'Expos de Montreal ' (Expos de Montréal en frances, Montreal Expos en inglés) fue un equipo de las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol basado en Montreal, provincia de Quebec, Canadá. Formaron parte de la división este de la Liga Nacional entre 1969 y 2004. El equipo jugó su último partido el 29 de septiembre de 2004 en Montreal. Desde la temporada 2005, el equipo se mudó a la ciudad de Washington D.C. y se convirtieron en los Washington Nationals.
  • Les Expos de Montréal étaient une franchise de baseball de la Ligue majeure de baseball (LMB) ayant pour domicile la ville de Montréal, au Québec. Les Expos ont été la première franchise de baseball hors des États-Unis. La franchise est déménagée à Washington DC en 2004 où elle est devenue les Nationals de Washington.
  • O Montreal Expos (em francês Les Expos de Montréal) foi um time de basebol da MLB, localizado em Montreal, Quebec, entre 1969 e 2004. Depois da temporada 2004 o time mudou-se para Washington, DC, onde adotou o nome de Washington Nationals. Este time adquiriu os contratos dos jogadores, os registros e a afiliação na Minor League, assim como o centro de treinamento de primavera em Viera, na Flórida.
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