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The Montreal Expos were the first franchise awarded to a Canadian city by a major league organization originating in the United States. It was considered a huge step for the city of Montreal, the province of Quebec, the nation of Canada, and Major League Baseball. One of the challenges for French-language broadcasters was inventing a whole new lexicon to describe the game to fans. [3] The Expos inspired MLB to add a second Canadian team, the Toronto Blue Jays, in 1977.
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Charles Bronfman brought Major League Baseball to Montreal with the Expos in 1969. The initiative, although through the help of many, was a labour of love for Bronfman. Montrealers owe him a great deal for this. After twenty years, with rising costs, a weak Canadian dollar, and a drop in attendance, nobody can blame Bronfman for wanting to move on. After all, his baby was now over twenty, and should have been old enough to survive on its own. But Major League Baseball never truly embraced the Expos, treating the team like a poor second cousin who was never on completely even terms with the richer American squads. With an aging Bronfman and a shrinking Seagrams empire, it probably was time for French-Canadian interests to take over the team.
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Newsday - Strange, but this is the same guy who couldn't land a job running a baseball team until the coupon-clipping Montreal Expos - jointly owned by Major League Baseball's other 29 teams - called. In retrospect, that job was a blessing in disguise. It
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This season Adam Ulrey will be following the Montreal Expos, a team now owned by Major League Baseball and possibly on the brink of contraction. Stay tuned for Adam's thoughts on the 2002 season in Quebec.
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