ExposNation was disappointed to learn that the sister city MLB project between Montreal and Tampa Bay will not materialize.

Montreal, October 1st 2021 – The Montreal Baseball Group continues to work on the development of the sister city project...

“Since last year, the Montreal Baseball Group has made great progress in developing the Sister Cities project, jointly with the Tampa Bay Rays, including the conceptual design of a new sports and community park complex on the Wellington Basin site. Over the coming months we want to discuss with the Government of Quebec, the economic impacts of our project and on the form that a financial contribution could take for the construction of the sports and community park complex.” -The Montreal [...]

Rheal Cormier, the Canadian former Montreal Expos pitcher who spent 16 seasons in Major League Baseball, has passed away. He was 53. Cormier was born in 1967 in Moncton, N.B. and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth round of the 1988 MLB Amateur Draft.   Image sourced from: https://montrealexposcards.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/1997-topps-montreal-expos/1997-topps-baseball-467-rheal-cormier-back/   Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time. Media links: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1774495/mort-rheal-cormier-baseball-acadie-cancer-philies-expos-cardinals-redsox https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/baseball/2021-03-08/l-ancien-lanceur-des-expos-rheal-cormier-est-mort.php# https://www.tsn.ca/moncton-n-b-born-lefty-rheal-cormier-veteran-of-16-mlb-seasons-dead-at-53-1.1604437 https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/made-rheal-cormier-one-canadas-greatest-baseball-players/ https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/former-montreal-expos-pitcher-rheal-cormier-has-died-at-age-53-1.5338638 https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/former-canadian-major-leaguer-rheal-205852633.html https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/canadian-baseball-hall-fame-pitcher-rheal-cormier-dies-53/

ExposNation is saddened to hear of the passing of former Expos pitcher and ExposNation supporter Derek Aucoin. He touched the lives of so many. We offer our deepest condolences to his wife Isabelle and son Dawson. Stephen Bronfman and the Montreal Baseball Group. On behalf of the Montreal Baseball Group, Stephen Bronfman would like to make the following statement: "The Montreal Baseball Group was heartbroken this morning to hear about the passing of Derek Aucoin. Derek touched all of our lives [...]

Due to the COVID-19 MLB has suspended Spring Training and Evenko has canceled the Exhibition Games that were to be played in Montreal March 23rd and 24th. Major League Baseball has suspended the remainder of Spring Training, news article here, https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28892315/sources-mlb-expected-suspend-spring-training Evanko has taken note of the measures put in place by the government of Quebec to suspend the events of more than 250 people for a period of 30 days. All events affected by these policies and their status will [...]

ExposNation congratulates Jacques Doucet named to Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame! A long-time French-language broadcaster, Doucet handled the play-by-play duties for the Montreal Expos for 33 seasons, a total of 5,500 in his career. Read more and see the other inductees by clicking here! *Link from The Montreal Gazette.