Features on each member of the 1990 West Palm Beach Expos, high-A affiliate of the Montreal Expos, as included in that year's team set.
West Palm Beach Expos (35)
- Felipe Alou enjoyed himself as both majors player, manager
- Willie P. Bananas served as West Palm Beach's mascot
- Marianne Carlisle, theater major, became Willie P. Bananas
- Paul Ciaglo played in 2 pro seasons, 5 total outings
- Reid Cornelius made three ML seasons, later turned coach
- Sean Cunningham became majors trainer in Montreal, Florida
- Wayne Cunningham didn't really play baseball, worked in TV
- Bret Davis threw enough strikes to make it from college to the pros; Saw four seasons, made AAA, 1/13/21
- Jim Faulk challenged the wind over five pro seasons, made AA, 1/18/21
- Rob Fletcher helped his team break 1989 losing streak; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 12/25/20
- Kevin Foster made switch from infield to pitching, saw bigs over seven seasons; Passed in 2008, 12/28/20
- Dan Freed started strong in Expos organization; Played five pro seasons, made AA, later became scout, 12/28/20
- Dan Gakeler settled down to see 31 outings over only ML season; Played in 12 pro campaigns, 1/5/21
- Eddie Gonzalez made brief return after wrist injury; Played in five seasons, made high-A, 12/31/20
- Dave Jauss helped Felipe Alou as minors coach, helping his son for 2021 as majors coach, 1/31/21
- Rob Kerrigan signed as pro with backing of uncle; Played five seasons, made high-A, 12/28/20
- Ken Lake hit a key home run in 1990 game; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 1/15/21
- Richie Lewis knocked game-winner as pitcher in 1993; Saw seven ML campaigns, 1/19/21
- Rob Mason helped youth team to title as coach; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 1/4/21
- Todd Mayo knew in baseball the outcome is never certain; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 1/26/21
- John Mello had nerves of steel over three pro seasons, made high-A; Later became instructor, 12/26/20
- Pat Murphy saw what went on over three decades as West Palm Beach sports anchor, got own card, 1/11/21
- Doug Piatt couldn't believe he was in the majors; Saw 21 games with Expos in 1991, 1/30/21
- Chris Pollack returned from rotator cuff surgery for four more seasons, but had no Hollywood ending in bigs, 1/22/21
- F.P. Santangelo knew he'd make the majors; Later made the Mitchell Report, became broadcaster, 2/3/21
- Joe Siddall learned a lot over 12 pro seasons; Made bigs, became Blue Jays broadcaster, endured loss of son, 12/29/20
- Joel Smith sped his way from Tennessee to the pros; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 1/2/21
- David Sommer made pros, passed in 2019
- Matt Stairs thought about moving on, then made the next 15 major league seasons, 12/31/20
- Adam Terris dedicated himself, then returned to college field; Made pros, saw two seasons, 1/12/21
- Jeff Tuss played, later chose football to Angels' surprise
- Dave Wainhouse made bigs in 7 seasons
- John Wenrick got good action on his fastball in 1986; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 1/23/21
- Fred Williams got back to basics and improve hitting at AA; Saw nine pro seasons, missed bigs, 1/20/21
- Pete Young made majors with Expos
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