The Montreal Expos today issued the following statement regarding former player Gary Carter's induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum:

"We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Gary and his family for the illustrious award he has received. Induction into the Hall of Fame is the greatest individual accomplishment in baseball, and Gary is entirely worthy of the honor bestowed upon him today," said Tony Tavares, Expos' president.

"Gary dedicated years of service and success to the Expos as a player, and he will forever be regarded as a member of the Expos' family. We wish him, his wife Sandy and their entire family our most sincere appreciation."

During his 19-year career, Carter hit .262 with 324 HR and 1,225 RBI. A World Series winner in 1986, Carter was also named to 11 All-Star teams, while picking up 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 played with Montreal in 1974-84, while ending his career with the Expos in 1992. He 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).

Monteal Expos – 7 January 2003