Expos Hall of Famer Andre Dawson wants cap on Cooperstown plaque changed

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Andre Dawson's Hall of Fame career spanned 21 seasons, with more than half of those spent across the northern border.

The outfielder played his first 11 seasons with the Expos, who are now the Washington Nationals, and his plaque in Cooperstown bears the Montreal logo.

However, the 1987 NL MVP has informed the National Baseball Hall of Fame that he wants his cap changed to the Chicago Cubs, where he spent just six seasons.

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Major League Baseball Hall of Fame member Andre Dawson tips his hat to Cubs' fans before a game against the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field on Aug. 10, 2022, in Chicago. (Matt Dirksen/Getty Images)

The Hall of Fame, since 2001, is actually the party that selects what cap a player will be wearing on his plaque, not the player himself. So, it was the Hall that opted for Dawson to wear an Expos hat when he was inducted in 2010, making him the second player to officially be a Hall of Famer as an Expo (Gary Carter went in as an Expo in 2003 in another debatable selection). It should be noted that several players, most recently Fred McGriff, do not have a logo on their caps.

Dawson expressed his disappointment when the original decision was made, but he recently reiterated that he simply just sees himself as a Cub, rather than an Expo.

"I just felt my preference all along was as a Cub, despite playing (11) years in Montreal," he told The Chicago Tribune. "I had my reasons, and I think that should've been something we sat down and discussed."

Aside from better numbers, though, there was something personal between Dawson and the Montreal franchise.

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