Expert: Scot Hughes - 8/29/2000

Question
Was Joseph Sabbag a player from 1996-1998? I don`t know what position he played that`s what I want to know. Thank you for any help you can give me.

Answer
Hi Shannon. In regards to your question about whether or not someone named Joseph Sabbag played for the Expos, I can absolutely guarantee you that no one named Joseph Sabbag played for the Montreal Expos in 1996-98. In fact, I went to www.totalbaseball.com and did a search on all players who've ever played major league baseball whose last name started with "sab", and the only 4 players were Erik Sabel, Bret Saberhagen, Alexander Sabo and Christopher Sabo.

I also follow the Expos minor leagues very closely, and I can guarantee that the Expos didn't have anyone in their upper minor league system (AAA, AA, A+ or A ball) between 1996 and 1998 named Sabbag.

Hope that helps.

Scot.