Which MLB team moved from Montreal to Washington D.C. in 2005?

The MLB team that moved from Montreal to Washington, D.C., in 2005 was the Washington Nationals. The franchise played as the Montreal Expos from 1969 through 2004 before relocating and adopting its new name.

The Expos were MLB’s first franchise outside the United States. They won the 1981 National League East title and produced stars including Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Tim Raines, and Vladimir Guerrero. However, attendance and stadium problems eventually contributed to the franchise’s relocation.

The Nationals began play in Washington in 2005 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. The move revived the city’s National League presence after the original Washington Senators left after the 1971 season. A common mix-up is treating the Nationals as an expansion team; they are the relocated Expos franchise, retaining its history and records.

Washington later moved to Nationals Park in 2008 and won its first World Series in 2019, defeating the Houston Astros in seven games.