![]() “I believe this concept is worthy of serious exploration,” he added.įorget it, St. Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg, in a statement, said: “My priority remains the same, I am committed to keeping baseball in Tampa Bay for generations to come.” “I have no doubt that the city of Montreal would go over the top now to embrace a major league team. “I was fortunate enough to have played there when it was in its halcyon days,” said Steve Rogers, a five-time All-Star pitcher for the Expos from 1973-85. With their introductions in French and English, jaunty organ music, goofy mascot Youppi! and fun tricolor logo, Les Expos flourished for years with a truly international flair. Still, that was plenty enough to spark excitement in Canada, where the Montreal Expos played from 1969-2004 before moving to Washington and becoming the Nationals. It’s so far ahead of us that it’s going to be big news right now, but I feel like a lot of us are just kind of, ‘it happened, we saw it,’ but that’s really all it is.” “It’s an interesting kind of idea,” Rays outfielder/infielder Brandon Lowe said before playing at Oakland on Thursday night. He did not address whether this would be a step toward a full move. Manfred said it’s too soon to detail the particulars - as in, where the team would play postseason games, or in what stadiums. An idea under consideration is for the Rays to play early in the season in Tampa Bay and finish up in Montreal.Ĭommissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement Thursday at the end of the owners’ meetings, saying the executive council had granted the Rays “broad permission to explore what’s available.” No timetable for the possible plan was announced. ![]() ![]() Starved for fans despite success on the field, the Tampa Bay Rays have been given the go-ahead by Major League Baseball to look into playing a split season in Montreal. ![]()
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