Almost 33 years to the date of the Senators' final game in
Washington, D.C., the District and Major League Baseball on
Wednesday announced that the Montreal Expos are moving to
the nation's capital.
The Expos will be the first MLB franchise to move since 1971
when the second Senators franchise left Washington for
Arlington, Texas. The Expos will be renamed and plan to play
the next three seasons at RFK Stadium while a new $400
million ballpark is being built at a location along the
Anacostia River waterfront near M and South Capitol Streets,
which is now the preferred site among the four proposed in
the District last year.
RFK Stadium hasn't had baseball regularly since the Senators
moved to Texas. The Senators played 10 years at RFK when the
oval, two-decked stadium with the roller-coaster facade
opened in 1962.
Washington, D.C., the District and Major League Baseball on
Wednesday announced that the Montreal Expos are moving to
the nation's capital.
The Expos will be the first MLB franchise to move since 1971
when the second Senators franchise left Washington for
Arlington, Texas. The Expos will be renamed and plan to play
the next three seasons at RFK Stadium while a new $400
million ballpark is being built at a location along the
Anacostia River waterfront near M and South Capitol Streets,
which is now the preferred site among the four proposed in
the District last year.
RFK Stadium hasn't had baseball regularly since the Senators
moved to Texas. The Senators played 10 years at RFK when the
oval, two-decked stadium with the roller-coaster facade
opened in 1962.