Overview

• Game 1 of the American League Division Series against New York is scheduled for Saturday.
• Montrealers are traveling to games with French heard in the crowd and Expos nostalgia on display.
• Montreal-born Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is a major draw, linking today’s team to his father’s Expos legacy.
• Locals say interest rebounded after 2015, when Quebecer Russell Martin joined and Toronto won the division, following a post-2004 slump in youth baseball.
• The franchise seeks its first postseason win since 2016, with observers like RDS’s Marc Griffin expressing optimism about advancing.