National Baseball Hall of Famer Andre Dawson wants the Baseball Hall of Fame to switch the cap on his plaque from the Montreal Expos to the Chicago Cubs, but one MLB Insider says that request is likely to be denied.

Baseball Hall of Famer Andre Dawson is likely to have his request of the Hall of Fame denied, according to MLB Insider Bob Nightengale.

Per Nightengale, of USA Today:

Hall of Fame president Josh Rawitch spoke to Andre Dawson and has informed him that his request to change his plaque to have him wearing a Cubs cap instead of representing the Montreal Expos will be reviewed by the Hall’s Board of Directors in March.

It’s highly unlikely, however, the Board will permit him to make a change, fearing it would open a wave of other changes. 

We wrote about this story back in November, and you can familiarize yourself with the whole story here.

The story also says that Dawson always wanted to go in as a Cub, but was never given a choice.

He spent 11 years with the Expos, six with the Cubs, two with the Boston Red Sox and two with the Florida Marlins. The Expos no longer exist and have become the Washington Nationals.

While it’s understandable that Dawson would like a say in the matter, seeing the Expos hat removed from the plaque would be a final indignity to Montreal fans, who are already lamenting the fact that their team no longer exists.

Dawson hit 438 career home runs and stole 314 bases. He had a lifetime batting average of .279.

He was an eight-time All-Star selection, an eight-time Gold Glove winner, a Rookie of the Year (1977) and an MVP (1987).