Bud Selig can envision Montreal making a bid to return as a Major League city.

The Expos joined the National League for the 1969 season and remained in the big leagues through 2004 before moving to Washington and becoming the Nationals.

"I think they would be an excellent candidate in the future. No question about it. That was very impressive," Selig said.

"They have much work to be done," he said. "There's certainly in my case no hard or angry feeling toward Montreal. We tried to keep a team there. It's a long story now. But I thought that was marvelous."