<sod>After MLB made it official the [[Montreal Expos]] were going to be relocated, Portland was named as a potential candidate.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goddard|first=Lisa|title=D.C. looking to land Expos|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xtkrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IAUGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1394,3763153&dq=expos+portland&hl=en|work=Associated Press|publisher=Kentucky New Era|accessdate=14 September 2010|date=9 May 2003}}</ref> Then-Portland Mayor [[Vera Katz]] and other officials went to [[New York City]] to address the committee that was in charge of the Expos relocation.<ref name="orlive09">{{cite web|last=Killen|first=John |title=Major League Baseball in Portland? Some still have hope|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/major_league_baseball_in_portl.html|work=OregonLive.com|publisher=The Oregonian|accessdate=14 September 2010|date=31 August 2009}}</ref> In 2003, the [[Oregon State Legislature]] passed Senate Bill 5, which provided [[US$]]150 million towards a new stadium.<ref name=orlive09 /> If the Expos did move to Portland, under the proposal set forth by the then-mayor would use [[PGE Park]] as the team's temporary stadium.<ref name=orlive09 /> The Expos were eventually awarded to [[Washington, D.C.]] and now play as the [[Washington Nationals]].<eod>
<sod>After MLB made it official the [[Montreal Expos]] were going to be relocated, Portland was named as a potential candidate.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goddard|first=Lisa|title=D.C. looking to land Expos|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xtkrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IAUGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1394,3763153&dq=expos+portland&hl=en|work=Associated Press|publisher=Kentucky New Era|accessdate=14 September 2010|date=9 May 2003}}</ref> Then-Portland Mayor [[Vera Katz]] and other officials went to [[New York City]] to address the committee that was in charge of the Expos relocation.<ref name="orlive09">{{cite web|last=Killen|first=John |title=Major League Baseball in Portland? Some still have hope|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/major_league_baseball_in_portl.html|work=OregonLive.com|publisher=The Oregonian|accessdate=14 September 2010|date=31 August 2009}}</ref> In 2003, the [[Oregon State Legislature]] passed Senate Bill 5, which provided [[US$]]150 million towards a new stadium.<ref name=orlive09 /> If the Expos did move to Portland, under the proposal set forth by the then-mayor would use [[PGE Park]] as the team's temporary stadium.<ref name=orlive09 /> The Expos were eventually awarded to [[Washington, D.C.]] and now play as the [[Washington Nationals]].<eod>