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Blake Schuster

Netflix announces new documentary exploring the demise of the Montreal Expos

As the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Expos’ exit from Major League Baseball nears this fall, Netflix has ordered a new documentary exploring the doomed franchise and the circumstances surrounding its relocation to Washington D.C. in 2004.

The currently untitled project will reportedly be directed by Jean-François Poisson in association with Montreal-based production company Attraction.

Per Netflix and Variety:

The film explores the setbacks that led to the departure of the Expos from Montreal and how the loss of an MLB team in Montreal continues to spark debate 20 years later.

Some of those setbacks included fee disputes between the city and Expos owner Jeffrey Loria over a new stadium, the firing of beloved, long-time manager Felipe Alou, and a historic switcheroo in which Loria bought the Miami Marlins, Marlins owner John Henry bought the Boston Red Sox, and the MLB purchased the Expos.

No release date has been announced yet.

The Expos played their last Major League Baseball game in Montreal on September 29, 2004 — a 9-1 loss to the Florida Marlins immediately following MLB’s announcement that the team would relocate to Washington for the 2005 season.

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