November 21, 2002 [LINK]

Expos to play in Puerto Rico

As rumored in recent weeks, MLB officials announced that the Montreal Expos will play 22 "home" games in San Juan, Puerto Rico next year, as a promotion that may be a precursor to permanent relocation there or elsewhere. They will play in tiny Hiram Bithorn Stadium, which has a capacity of about 20,000. San Juan officials are discussing whether and how to pay for a possible expansion of the stadium in case the Expos relocate there permanently in 2004. Baseball fans in Washington and Virginia are livid.