West Palm Beach Expos 1965–1997 West Palm Beach, Florida |
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League | Florida State League |
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League titles | 2 (1974, 1991) |
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The West Palm Beach Expos were a Florida State League minor league baseball team that existed from 1969 to 1997. Located in West Palm Beach, Florida, they were affiliated with the Montreal Expos and they played their home games at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium. However the team was first established in 1965, as the West Palm Beach Braves, and affiliated with the Milwaukee Braves in 1965 and the Atlanta Braves from 1966 to 1968. The Braves played their home games at Mack Field.
They were one of the longest existing Florida State League teams. In 1998, the team moved to nearby Jupiter and became the Jupiter Hammerheads.
(from Baseball Reference.com)