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Agent: Guerrero prefers to join Hall of Fame as Expo

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Vladimir Guerrero is a lock to get a call from the Hall of Fame on Wednesday, and hopes to be inducted with a Montreal Expos logo on his plaque.

Guerrero's agent, Jesse Guerrero, said that while there's been speculation that the former slugger would go in as a member of the Anaheim Angels (now the Los Angeles Angels), Vladimir would prefer to enter as a member of the Expos - a team he spent eight seasons with.

"Vlad would be the last Expo to go in the hall,'' Jesse Guerrero told Danny Gallagher of the Canadian Baseball Network on Sunday. "If it's up to Vlad, he would like to go in an Expo, but the Hall apparently is going to make the decision or determination."

As of late Monday, Guerrero had received votes on 94.6 percent of ballots, all but guaranteeing him a spot in the Hall of Fame. Last year, his first of eligibility, he came up just short, finishing with 71.7 percent of votes (75 percent is required).

"Vlad has said the Expos' team, the franchise, does not exist (anymore), but he understands the numbers he did in Montreal," Jesse Guerrero added. "And the Expos gave him the first opportunity to be in the major leagues."

Vlad Guerrero's name remains at - or near - the top of every offensive category in Expos/Washington Nationals history. From his rookie season in 1996 to 2003, he hit a combined .323/.390/.588 (.978 OPS) and averaged just under 30 home runs and 15 stolen bases per season.

One year before the Expos relocated to Washington, Vlad signed a five-year, $70-million deal with the Angels as a free agent. In six seasons with the Halos, he hit .319/.381/.546 (.927 OPS) and averaged 29 home runs per season.

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