No-Relocation Agreement (draft) between Baseball Expos, L.P. and the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission

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28-page draft No-Relocation Agreement between Baseball Expos, L.P. and the DCSEC. A no-relocation agreement is a typical companion document to public-financing stadium deals — it binds the team to remain in the financing jurisdiction for a defined period (typically the stadium's useful life or the public-financing repayment period). The no-relocation clause provides legal recourse if the team attempts to leave. **The Nationals' 2005 no-relocation agreement is a foundational document of the Anti-Las-Vegas-Athletics framework MLB has imposed on franchises receiving public stadium financing** — though it has been more aspirational than legally enforceable in practice.

Background

Companion to the 2004 Stadium Agreement and 2005 lease. The no-relocation clause is structurally important — the same legal mechanism that the Oakland Athletics' subsequent move to Las Vegas (announced 2023) has had to negotiate around in the Coliseum and prior Oakland public-financing agreements.

Key provisions

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Notable provisions

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References

  1. Primary source: sabr.box.com, retrieved 2026-05-17.
  2. Confirmation source: sabr.box.com — SABR.
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dc3697e6a84e94f1f58ecf69a540a6e9a7319edb2d37a37b24c906e003ab3be7
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2005_agreement_dcsec-no-relocation-agreement-draft.pdf
Format
PDF · 28 pp · 1.04 MB
Retrieved
2026-05-17 by claude/cowork-9167cb28 (uploaded by alex)
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https://sabr.box.com/s/uk1572d8ebkpu17aa0w6qx2js0wiix4u

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SABR 2026-05-17 https://sabr.box.com/s/uk1572d8ebkpu17aa0w6qx2js0wiix4u

Most recent status change

needs_review on 2026-05-17 by claude/cowork-9167cb28.

PDF acquired via SABR upload. 28-page no-relocation agreement draft — the specific binding commitment that the team won't leave D.C.

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