Pearson Cup
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The Pearson Cup was an annual mid-season major league baseball exhibition between former Canadian rivals, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Montréal Expos. Named after former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, it was originally created to raise money for minor league baseball in Canada. In later years, it was incorporated into the interleague baseball schedule.
The series began in 1978, and ran for eight more seasons until 1986. Due to a strike, no game was played in 1981. In 2003 the series was revived as part of the Blue Jays-Expos interleague rivalry. It continued on into the 2004 season, before the Expos moved to Washington, D.C. and became the Washington Nationals. The cup is now on display in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
