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Thursday, October 31
 
Investors waiting to hear from commissioner on cost

Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rican investors and major league officials have yet to reach an agreement on moving 18-20 Montreal Expos home games to San Juan next season.

Puerto Rican investors are awaiting figures from the commissioner's office on the estimated cost, Angelo Medina, who would be a promoter of the games, said Thursday.

Major league officials have not provided concrete figures during conversations with Puerto Rican investors, said Medina, who manages Latin pop artist Ricky Martin.

"What has been talked about is that in the coming days they will send us the numbers they are looking at right now and their conditions,'' he said. "I understand that Puerto Rico is a logical place, and that they'll be able to arrive at a reasonable figure.''

Puerto Rican officials would like the Expos to play three six-game homestands in San Juan, in April, May and August, a lawyer familiar with the discussions said last week on the condition of anonymity. The other alternative would be to play two 10-game homestands.

Charlotte, N.C., Portland, Ore., and Washington, D.C., also have been mentioned as potential sites for the Expos' games, but the focus for now is on Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan.

The commissioner's office operates the Expos on behalf of the other 29 teams, which bought the franchise earlier this year from Jeffrey Loria, who purchased the Florida Marlins.

Baseball officials want to move the team from Montreal, where the Expos drew just 812,000 fans this season, but virtually ruled out a relocation for 2003. Puerto Rico has been mentioned as a potential site for relocation.






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