Montreal – The Montreal Expos today issued the following statement regarding former player Gary Carter's entering the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum wearing an Expos' cap:

"We were delighted to hear Gary will enter the Hall of Fame as a member of the Expos," said Tony Tavares, Expos' president. "His successful career will always be associated with our organization and we are honored to know the Expos will forever be represented in baseball lore. "This is a moment that is shared not only by the Expos' organization, but also with all baseball fans throughout the province of Québec, as well as all of Canada."

Carter will officially be inducted into the Hall of Fame with Eddie Murray during a special ceremony July 27 in Cooperstown, NY. Carter played with Montreal in 1974-84, while ending his career with the Expos in 1992. He played a total of 19 seasons in the majors, hitting .262 with 324 HR and 1,225 RBI. He won a World Series title while with the New York Mets in 1986 and concluded his career with a total of 11 All-Star selections and three Gold Glove awards as a catcher. He was chosen as The Sporting News National League Rookie Player of the Year in 1975 and went on to post the current NL record for most games caught (2,056).

Carter ranks in the all-time Top 5 of almost every Expos' offensive category, including games (1,503), runs (707), hits (1,427), singles (909), home runs (220) and RBI (823).

Montreal Expos – 17 January 2003