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Which former Expos will still be active when the Blue Jays and Mets play in Montreal next year?

There will be baseball in Montreal next season. 

Olympic Stadium will host two exhibition games between the Blue Jays and Mets in late March, the first professional contests in that park since the Expos moved to Washington after the 2004 season. Nine years is a long time in baseball, so let's take a look at how many former 'Spos are still hanging around the Majors. 

Bruce Chen, SP, Royals, Age: 36 -- Expos (2002)

Bruce Chen

Maicer Izturis, SS, Blue Jays (D.L.), Age: 32 -- Expos (2004) 

Maicer Izturis

Bartolo Colon, SP, Athletics, Age: 40 -- Expos (2002)

Bartolo Colon

Luis Ayala, RP, Braves, Age: 35 -- Expos (2003-'04)

Luis Ayala

Scott Downs, RP, Braves, Age: 37 -- Expos (2000, 2003-'04)

Downs

Endy Chavez, OF, Mariners, Age: 35 -- Expos (2002-'04)

Endy Chavez

Jamey Carroll, INF, Royals, Age: 39 -- Expos (2002-'04)

Jamey Carroll

Izturis is signed through 2016 and could actually play in Olympic Stadium against the Mets next season.

Every other player on this list will be a free agent after 2013. Should Colon get another year? Can Endy's superb defense carry him through another season? Will former Expo Fernando Tatis forgo his Microsoft Paint career and rejoin the Majors?  

Note: Jon Rauch, Ted Lilly and Brendan Harris started the season in the bigs, but aren't currently on a Major League roster.