The Washington Nationals emerged for the 2005 season after the relocation of the original Montreal Expos franchise.Major League Baseball expanded by four teams and split into a divisional format beginning in 1969. The Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots (now the Milwaukee Brewers) went to the American League. The Expos and San Diego Padres were assigned … Continue reading Nationals / Expos All-Time 25-Man Roster
Tim Raines deserves Hall of Fame
Voting for the next class of inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame will take place over the next couple of months.One of the leading contenders for enshrinement in 2017 will be former Montreal Expos outfielder Tim Raines. One of baseball’s biggest stars during the 1980s, Raines is in his final year of eligibility to be … Continue reading Tim Raines deserves Hall of Fame
Hall welcomes the Hawk
On September 11th, 1976, the Montreal Expos were winding down the final weeks of both that '76 season in Major League Baseball and their final season at Jarry Park. The following season they would move into the new Olympic Stadium, built for the Summer Olympics which the city had hosted that summer. On that particular … Continue reading Hall welcomes the Hawk
