2006-07-20 01:06:07 · 13 answers · asked by Dan L 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
They were moved to Washington D.C. and changed there name to the Nationals.
2006-07-20 01:10:01 · answer #1 · answered by James W 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The owner of the Expos, Jeff Loria, had used questionable means to gain control of the team and then somehow found himself unable to sell tickets in a city that had supported professional baseball for over a century. While some might argue this was a deficiency on the part of the owner, MLB decided that couldn't possibly be the case and purchased the team from him. They had initially intended to contract the team, but that proved legally unfeasible so they took an inordinate amount of time to decide where to move the team and eventually picked Washington, D.C., where they're now now as the Nationals.
Loria was allowed to purchase the Florida Marlins, and he again has found himself unable to sell a team in a city that has supported professional ball for 50 years. What are the odds?
2006-07-20 04:20:21 · answer #2 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was bought by major league baseball since its ownership was bankrupt. They kept the team in Montreal for a few seasons and played games in San Juan Puerto Rico as well as Montreal but the backing just wasn't there so the team was moved to Washington DC and renamed the Nationals.
2006-07-20 02:00:23 · answer #3 · answered by auntsarastrikesout 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Washington Nationals
2006-07-20 01:10:08 · answer #4 · answered by holdon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They became the Nationals
2006-07-23 15:56:00 · answer #5 · answered by josx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are now the Washington Nationals.
2006-07-20 12:21:37 · answer #6 · answered by evie ♥'s her Dodgers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thay became the Washington Nationals because nobody ever came to their games.
2006-07-20 01:36:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they moved 2 dc and were renamed the washington nationals. for more information on the nationals, go to mlb4u.com and click on Washington
2006-07-20 05:48:12 · answer #8 · answered by andthensome 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they got moved to Washington dc and became the Nationals
2006-07-20 21:11:42 · answer #9 · answered by jeangray26 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were traded to Japan, for a country to be named later.
2006-07-20 01:59:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋