The Washington Nationals, a professional baseball team, was established in 1969 in Montreal, Quebec and was called the Montreal Expos, owned by Charles Bronfman. In 2005 the team moved to Washington, D.C. and changed their name to the Washington Nationals. Their nickname is “The Nats.”
As the Montreal Expos they were the first team in Canada. From 1969-1976 they played their home games at Jerry Park in Montreal, from 1977-2004 they played at Olympic Stadium in Montreal and from 2003-2004 they played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan. They had very little success until 1981 when they won the East Division title but lost the National League Championship Series. In 1994 they had the best record until the Major League Baseball strike. That year there were no official titles given. After the strike everything went downhill so Major League Baseball bought the team in 2002. In 2004 it was decided that the Expos would make the move to Washington, D.C. in 2005.
The Washington Nationals played at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium until 2007, then moved to their new stadium named Nationals Park in 2008. They are affiliated with the Major League Baseball National League, East Division. The new owner is Ted Lerner.
Since the move to Washington, D.C. things started looking up. The Nationals had 12 wins in interleague play in 2005 and by the halfway mark were in first place in the National East Division (50-31).
The Hall of Famers from the team are Frank Robinson, Gary Carter, Tony Perez, and Dick Williams.
