With the Toronto Blue Jays in town next week for an annual preseason series, folks in Montreal — including the group seeking the return of MLB to the city — are planning a celebration of the original Montreal Expos, who entered the National League in 1969. (more…)
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Montreal Mayor: “We’re In” on Return of MLB
After meeting with investors Stephen Bronfman and Mitch Garber on their plans to bring Major League Baseball back to Montreal, Mayor Valérie Plante says she’s in on any plan that will provide good economic and social development to her city. (more…)
Brochu: No way MLB returns to Montreal
Claude Brochu, the man who dismantled the 1994 Montreal Expos and still blamed by fans as triggering the decline of the franchise, says there’s no way Major League Baseball returns to the city while Bud Selig remains in charge of the game. Which may not be long: Selig insists he’s stepping down next year to […]