Tom Brady was indeed drafted by the Montreal Expos, marking one of the most famous multi-sport "what-if" trivia footnotes in professional athletic history. Long before he captured seven Super Bowl championships and established himself as arguably the greatest quarterback in NFL history, Brady was a standout, left-handed-hitting high school catcher with elite power and a cannon arm at Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California. Impressed by his physical frame, raw athletic upside, defensive instincts, and left-handed batting stroke, the Montreal Expos selected Brady in the eighteenth round (507th overall pick) of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft. Expos scouts and front-office executives projected him as a potential future major league All-Star catcher and offered financial incentives to convince him to bypass college. However, Brady was determined to pursue football at the collegiate level, turning down the Expos to accept a scholarship to play for the University of Michigan Wolverines, which ultimately launched his legendary football journey.
The Montreal Expos no longer exist as an active Major League Baseball team.
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The Montreal Expos franchise officially relocated to Washington, District of Columbia, prior to the 2005 Major League Baseball season, transforming directly into the team now known globally as the Washington Nationals.
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