Vermont Lake Monsters
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| Location: | Burlington, VT |
| Established: | 1994 |
| MLB Affiliation: | Washington Nationals |
| League: | New York-Penn League |
| Level: | A |
| Ballpark: | Centennial Field |
| Championships: | 1 (1996) |
| Division Titles: | 2 |
| Wild Card: |
The Vermont Lake Monsters are a Minor League Baseball team that plays in the New York-Penn League, and are a Single-A affiliate to the Washington Nationals.
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Franchise History
The team was located in Jamestown, New York (as the Jamestown Expos) prior to 1994, and has always been an Expos/Nationals affiliate.
The team was considering a name change from their name of the Vermont Expos for the 2005 season, as its major-league parent, the Montreal Expos, had moved to Washington, D.C. and became the Washington Nationals. However, because Minor League Baseball only gives clubs 60 days after the end of the season to change names and logos, the club did not have enough time for a name change.
The Expos held a contest to find a new name and identity for the team for the 2006 season. They were looking for something unique, to reflect Vermont, as opposed to the Nationals, in case the team were to change its major-league affiliation. At the end of the contest, they received 30,000 entries. In November, 2005, the team completed the process of changing their name over. The chosen name is a reference to Champ, the legendary Lake Champlain monster.
Major League Affiliations
- Washington Nationals (2005-present)
- Montreal Expos (1994-2004)
Team Names
- Vermont Lake Monsters (2006-present)
- Vermont Expos (1994-2006)
Notable Alumni
Notable Red Sox Who Played Here
Trivia
- On August 16, 2005 the then-Expos were featured on ESPN SportsCenter as a part of the program's "50 States in 50 Days" segment on Vermont.
