The Montreal Expos became the first major league baseball team in a city located outside the United States when they began play as a National League expansion team in 1969. This is their logo. Les Expos were named after the city’s Expo ’67 World’s Fair. A lot of great players started their careers in Montreal but the team gained a reputation for losing those players to free agency. The list includes Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Pedro Martinez, Tim Raines, Larry Walker and Moises Alou. The Expos’ initial team included a lot of well known veteran players at the tail end of their careers, including Maury Wills, Rusty Staub, Mudcat Grant, John Bateman and Bob Bailey, along with manager Gene Mauch. After the 2004 season, they were moved to Washington and became the Nationals.