Vermont Expos
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Vermont Lake Monsters Founded in 1977 Burlington, Vermont |
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| Current | Short-Season A | ||||
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| League | New York–Penn League | ||||
| Division | Stedler Division | ||||
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| Current | Oakland Athletics (2011–present) | ||||
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Washington Nationals (2005–2010) |
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| League titles (3) |
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| Division titles (7) |
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| Nickname |
Vermont Lake Monsters (2006–present) |
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| Colors | navy blue, lime green, Columbia blue, white |
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| Mascot | Champ the lake monster | ||||
| Ballpark | Centennial Field (1994–present) | ||||
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Previous parks
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Russell Diethrick Park (1977–1993) | ||||
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Owner(s)/
Operator(s) |
Ray Pecor, Jr./Vermont Expos, Inc. | ||||
| Manager | Aaron Nieckula | ||||
| General Manager | Joe Doud | ||||
Washington Nationals (2005–2010)
Vermont Lake Monsters (2006–present)
Vermont Expos (1994–2005)
The Vermont Lake Monsters are a minor league baseball team in the Short-Season A class New York–Penn League affiliated with the Oakland Athletics. The team plays its home games at Centennial Field, one of the oldest stadiums in minor league baseball, on the University of Vermont campus in Burlington, Vermont. The team was located in Jamestown, New York, (as the Jamestown Expos) from 1977 to 1993, and was an affiliate of the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals from its founding until September 2010, when it became an Athletics affiliate.
In 1993, Burlington businessman Ray Pecor, Jr., the owner of Lake Champlain Transportation Company in Burlington since 1976, purchased the Jamestown Expos and moved the franchise to Burlington, retaining the Expos name. The Vermont Expos played their first game at Centennial Field on June 16, 1994. More than 5,000 people attended the home opener—a 6-5 loss to the Pittsfield Mets.
The Montreal Expos announced on September 29, 2004, that they would move to Washington, D.C., after the 2004 season. They would rename themselves the Washington Nationals. Minor League Baseball gives clubs 60-days after the end of the season to change their names and logos. Vermont did not have enough time for an identity change and retained the Expos nickname for the 2005 season.
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