According to sports columnist Ray Lalonde, the number of minor baseball registrations in the province has been steadily increasing for 14 years, despite the departure of the Montreal Expos in 2004. The prowess of Quebecers like Édouard Julien and Abraham Toro would be there for something.
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“Young Quebecers are enjoying baseball more and more. They watch these exploits on social networks and they dream. It gives hope, it fuels young people like an achievement in hockey or football, ”explained the sports analyst on Friday to the bulletin Noovo Le Fil Quebec.
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Ray Lalonde adds that this gain in popularity for baseball in the province could revive discussions for a return of the Expos to Montreal.
“We can dream about it, it will happen in our life. I believe in it a lot.”
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