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{{short description|Former Major League Baseball rivalry between the teams in Canada}}
{{Infobox sports rivalry
| name = Pearson Cup
| team1 = [[Montreal Expos]]
| team2 = [[Toronto Blue Jays]]
| team1logo = 
| team2logo = 
| firstmeeting = June 29, 1978<br>[[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Montreal]], Canada<br>Expos 5, Blue Jays 4
| mostrecent = July 4, 2004<br>[[Estadio Hiram Bithorn]], [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]<br>Expos 6, Blue Jays 4
| nextmeeting =
| stadiums = Expos:
*[[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]] ({{MLBy|1977}}–{{MLBy|2004}})
Blue Jays:
*[[Rogers Centre|SkyDome]] ({{MLBy|1989}}–present)
*[[Exhibition Stadium]] ({{MLBy|1977}}–{{MLBy|1989}})
| total = 43
| most wins = 
| regularseason = Blue Jays, 24–19
| longeststreak = {{Plainlist|
* Expos: 4 games (June 14, 2002 – June 28, 2002)
* Blue Jays: 6 games (July 2, 1997 – June 4, 1999)
}}
| largestvictory = Blue Jays: 14–2 (June 22, 1998)<br>Expos: 11–2 (June 10, 2000)
| currentstreak = defunct
| section_header = Post-season history
| section_info = 
}}
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The '''Pearson Cup''' ({{langx|fr|Coupe Pearson}}) was an annual midseason [[Major League Baseball]] [[Major League Baseball rivalries|rivalry]] between former Canadian rivals, the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] and [[Montreal Expos]]. Named after former [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Lester B. Pearson]], it was originally created to raise money for [[minor league baseball]] in Canada. In later years, it was incorporated into the [[interleague]] baseball schedule.

The series began in 1978, and ran until 1986.<ref name=PearsonCup>{{cite news|title=A series without rivals|first=Joe|last=O'Connor|newspaper=National Post|date=June 28, 2002|page=S1}}</ref> Due to a [[1981 Major League Baseball strike|strike]], no game was played in 1981.<ref name=strike/> In 2003, the series was revived as part of the Blue Jays–Expos interleague rivalry.<ref name=return/> It continued on into the 2004 season, after which the Expos moved to Washington, D.C., and became the [[Washington Nationals]]. The cup is now on display in the [[Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame]] in [[St. Marys, Ontario]].

==Results==
From 1978 to 1986, the Cup was awarded after a one-game exhibition, that had no effect on the major league standings. The 1979 and 1985 games were abandoned as ties due to time constraints; in 1979 the Expos had to catch an airplane flight,<ref name=1979game/> while in 1985 the Jays had to catch a flight.<ref name=1985game/><ref>{{cite book|last=Zawadzki|first=Edward|title=The Ultimate Canadian Sports Trivia Book, Volume 1|year=2001|publisher=Dundurn Press Ltd|location=Canada|isbn=9780888822376|pages=216}}</ref>

The game was suspended in 1987 as the two teams could not find a mutually agreeable date to play the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8XtkAAAAIBAJ&pg=1929,2503772|title=Royals' hopes high for Tartabull|date=1987-01-07|work=[[Calgary Herald]]}}</ref> There was discussion about reviving the game in the preseason, or playing it in another Canadian city such as [[Vancouver]], but this never took place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wAVFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2015,2592698|title=Exhibition game ends with Jays, Expos tied|work=[[Windsor Star]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ITc0AAAAIBAJ&pg=5076,5032627|title=Pearson Cup played in near-empty Big O|last=Elliot|first=Bob|work=[[Ottawa Citizen]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/435410531|title=Big O roof, Toronto dome might save Pearson Cup|date=1986-04-27|access-date=2013-09-29|work=[[Toronto Star]]|last=MacCarl|first=Neil|id={{ProQuest|435410531}} }}</ref>

During the 2003 and 2004 series, the Cup was awarded after a six-game set, three in Toronto and three in Montreal.<ref name=return>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/pearson-cup-again-up-for-grabs-1.398298|title=Pearson Cup again up for grabs|date=2003-06-16|access-date=2013-09-28|work=[[CBC News]]}}</ref> These games counted in major-league standings and were played during the regular season.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; "
|colspan=10 style="background: #ccffcc;" | '''Single exhibition games'''
|-
!Season
!Date
!Location
!Visiting team
!Runs
!Home team
!Attendance
!Ref
!col width="15%;" colspan=2|Cumulative<br>record
|-
|{{by|1978}} || June 29 || [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]] || Toronto || 4–5 <small>(10)</small> || '''Montreal'''|| 20,221 || <ref>{{cite news|title=Expos 5–4 win over Jays|date=1978-06-30|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|last=Patton|first=Paul}}</ref> || colspan=2|Montreal 1–0–0
|-
|{{by|1979}} || April 19 || [[Exhibition Stadium]] || Montreal || 4–4 <small>(11)</small> || Toronto || 21,564 || <ref name=1979game>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rCJWAAAAIBAJ&pg=1135,1353387|title=Jays, Expos give exciting display|date=1979-04-20|access-date=2013-09-28|work=[[Leader-Post]]}}</ref> || colspan=2|Montreal 1–0–1
|-
|{{by|1980}} ||July 31 || Olympic Stadium || Toronto || 1–3 || '''Montreal''' || 6,731 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oL1jAAAAIBAJ&pg=5723,44766|title=Farm hands spark Expos|date=1980-08-01|access-date=2013-09-29|work=[[The StarPhoenix]]}}</ref> || colspan=2|Montreal 2–0–1
|-
|{{by|1981}} || July 6 || Exhibition Stadium || colspan=4|Cancelled due to [[1981 Major League Baseball strike|players' strike]] || <ref name=strike>{{cite news|title=Now even inflation costs a quarter|date=1981-07-08|work=[[Toronto Star]]|first=George|last=Gamester}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Iorg stalled in pay talks by lost time|date=1981-06-23|work=[[Toronto Star]]|last=MacCarl|first=Neil}}</ref>||align=right; colspan=2|Montreal 2–0–1
|-
|{{by|1982}} || September 2 || Exhibition Stadium || '''Montreal''' || 7–3 || Toronto || 23,102 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IpFVAAAAIBAJ&pg=1094,678519|title=Expos win Pearson Cup|date=1982-09-03|access-date=2013-09-28|work=[[Leader-Post]]}}</ref> || colspan=2|Montreal 3–0–1
|-
|{{by|1983}} || May 5 || Olympic Stadium || '''Toronto''' || 7–5 || Montreal|| 8,291 || <ref>{{cite news|title=Jays' McLaughlin not impressed after gaining victory over Expos|date=1983-05-06|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|first=Marty|last=York}}</ref>|| colspan=2|Montreal 3–1–1
|-
|{{by|1984}} || May 24 || Exhibition Stadium || Montreal || 5–6 <small>(13)</small> || '''Toronto''' || 24,768 || <ref>{{cite news|title=Game was strange, but true as Jays prevail over Expos|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|first=Larry|last=Millson}}</ref> || colspan=2|Montreal 3–2–1
|-
|{{by|1985}} || May 9 || Olympic Stadium || Toronto || 2–2 <small>(11)</small> || Montreal || 11,075 || <ref name=1985game>{{cite news|title=Watching Jays, Expos draw enough to put you to sleep|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|first=Philip|last=King}}</ref> || colspan=2|Montreal 3–2–2
|-
|{{by|1986}} || April 28 || Exhibition Stadium || Montreal || 2–5 || '''Toronto''' || 16,786 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/435431036|title=Little excitement as Jays down Expos|date=1986-04-29|access-date=2013-09-28|work=[[Toronto Star]]|id={{ProQuest|435431036}} }}</ref> || colspan=2| Tied 3–3–2
|-
|colspan=10 style="background: #ccffcc;" | '''Regular season series'''
|-
!Season
!Date
!Location
!Visiting team
!Games
!Home team
!Average<br>Attendance
!Ref
!Series
!Cumulative<br>record
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{by|2003}} || June 20–22 || [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]]|| '''Toronto''' || 2–1 || Montreal || 12,782 ||rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/2003-schedule-scores.shtml|title=2004 Toronto Blue Jays schedule|access-date=2013-09-28|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref> || rowspan="2"|Tied<br>3–3 || rowspan="2"|Tied 3–3–3
|-
| June 27–29|| [[SkyDome]] || '''Montreal''' || 2–1 || Toronto || 31,571
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{by|2004}} || June 25–27 || SkyDome || Montreal || 1–2 || '''Toronto''' || 22,091 || rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/2003-schedule-scores.shtml|title=2004 Toronto Blue Jays schedule|access-date=2013-09-28|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref> || rowspan="2"|Tied<br>3–3 || rowspan="2"|Tied 3–3–4
|-
| July 2–4 || [[Hiram Bithorn Stadium]]<br>([[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]) || Toronto || 1–2 || '''Montreal''' || 8,443
|-
|}

==The All-Canadian Series==
The Blue Jays and Expos first played meaningful baseball in the {{mlby|1997}} season with the introduction of interleague play, with the teams being designated [[Interleague play#Geographical matchups and natural rivals|natural rivals]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Rivalry could be over before it gets started|first=David|last=Shoalts|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=July 1, 1997|page=D10}}</ref> In 1997, the teams played three games at Toronto; the two teams played home and home series for the first time in {{by|1998}}. The series was a decided boost to the paltry attendance numbers at [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]] in Montreal, and gave a modest increase in attendance at [[SkyDome]] in Toronto; it failed, however, to become a serious rivalry amongst the players or the fans.<ref name=PearsonCup/> Some people attribute this to a lack of Canadian players on both teams, while others point to the general discontent of Canadians with Major League Baseball during the late 1990s and early 2000s.<ref name=PearsonCup/><ref>{{cite news|title=Fans balk at rivalry that died years ago|first=Tom|last=Maloney|newspaper=National Post|date=June 16, 2001|page=A19}}</ref>

Major League Baseball put the final nail in the Series' coffin by playing the final set between the Jays and Expos in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]] instead of Montreal. Major League Baseball's intention to boost attendance by playing in San Juan ended up resulting in lower attendance than the series had attracted in Montreal a year earlier.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jays' pen gives Lilly no relief|first=Geoff|last=Baker|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=July 5, 2004|page=C4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Minaya manages to care|first=Richard|last=Griffin|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=July 4, 2004|page=E4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Doc cures what ails Jays; Halladay handcuffs Expos to tie series Interleague game draws just 8,831 fans|first=Geoff|last=Baker|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=July 4, 2004|page=E4}}</ref>

The All-Canadian Series ended after {{mlby|2004}} when the Expos were relocated and became known as the [[Washington Nationals]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Baseball's Coming Back to Washington|first1=Lori|last1=Montgomery|first2=Thomas|last2=Heath|newspaper=Washington Post|date=September 30, 2004|page=A1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Expos Bid Adieu to Montreal|first1=Steve|last1=Henson|first2=Emma|last2=Schwartz|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 30, 2004|page=D4}}</ref> The Blue Jays won the series 24 games to 19 games, and Toronto also won the most season series (3–2–2).<ref name=Results>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/head2head-games.cgi?team1=TOR&team2=WSN&from=1997&to=2004 |title=Head-to-Head Records — Toronto Blue Jays vs. Montreal Expos from 1997 to 2004 |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref>

==Season-by-season results==
The two teams met annually from 1997 to 2004 as part of the All-Canadian Series, then met annually again starting in 2023 as a result of the scheduling formula change, meeting intermittently from 2005 to 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/head2head-games.cgi?team1=TOR&team2=WSN&from=1997&to=2025 |title=Head-to-Head Records — Toronto Blue Jays vs. Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals from 1997 to 2025 |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref>
{{Game log start|style={{Baseball primary style|}};|title= Toronto Blue Jays vs. Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals Season-by-Season Results}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|title=1990s (Blue Jays, 9–4)|Season|colspan2=2|Season series|at [[Toronto Blue Jays]] |at [[Montreal Expos]] |Overall series|Notes}}
|-
| {{mlby|1997}}
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Montreal Expos}};" | '''Expos'''
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Montreal Expos}};" | '''2{{nbnd}}1'''
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Montreal Expos}};" | Expos<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| ''no games''
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Montreal Expos}};" | Expos<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| First regular season games played between the two clubs<br>First regular season games played between two Canadian teams<br>Only time Expos have held the overall series lead
|-
| {{mlby|1998}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''Blue Jays'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''4{{nbnd}}0'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>2{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>2{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>5{{nbnd}}2
| First regular season games played between the two clubs at [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]]<br>First season series sweep by either team
|-
| {{mlby|1999}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''Blue Jays'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''4{{nbnd}}2'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>9{{nbnd}}4
| First year of 6-game home and away format
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|title=2000s (Blue Jays, 24–21)|Season|colspan2=2|Season series|at [[Toronto Blue Jays]] |at [[Montreal Expos]]/[[Washington Nationals]] |Overall series|Notes}}
|-
| {{mlby|2000}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''Blue Jays'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''4{{nbnd}}2'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>13{{nbnd}}6
|
|-
| {{mlby|2001}}
| '''Tie'''
| '''3{{nbnd}}3'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Montreal Expos}};" | Expos<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>16{{nbnd}}9
|
|-
| {{mlby|2002}}
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Montreal Expos}};" | '''Expos'''
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Montreal Expos}};" | '''4{{nbnd}}2'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Montreal Expos}};" | Expos<br>3{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>18{{nbnd}}13
|
|-
| {{mlby|2003}}
| '''Tie'''
| '''3{{nbnd}}3'''
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Montreal Expos}};" | Expos<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>21{{nbnd}}16
| Last meetings played in Montreal
|-
| {{mlby|2004}}
| '''Tie'''
| '''3{{nbnd}}3'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Montreal Expos}};" | Expos<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>24{{nbnd}}19
| Expos played their home games during this series in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]. Most recent MLB games between two Canadian franchises.
|-
| {{mlby|2005}}
| '''Tie'''
| '''3{{nbnd}}3'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}}| Nationals<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>27{{nbnd}}22
| First meetings between the Nationals and Blue Jays.<br>Last 6-game series meeting<br>Only Washington-Toronto meeting to have games played in both cities
|-
| {{mlby|2006}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''Blue Jays'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''3{{nbnd}}0'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>3{{nbnd}}0
| ''no games''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>30{{nbnd}}22
| Second season series sweep for Blue Jays
|-
| {{mlby|2007}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''Blue Jays'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''2{{nbnd}}1'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| ''no games''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>32{{nbnd}}23
|
|-
| {{mlby|2009}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}};" | '''Nationals'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}};" | '''2{{nbnd}}1'''
| ''no games''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}}| Nationals<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>33{{nbnd}}25
|
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|title=2010s (Blue Jays, 5–4)|Season|colspan2=2|Season series|at [[Toronto Blue Jays]]|at [[Washington Nationals]]|Overall series|Notes}}
|-
| {{mlby|2012}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}};" | '''Nationals'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}};" | '''3{{nbnd}}0'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}}| Nationals<br>3{{nbnd}}0
| ''no games''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>33{{nbnd}}28
| First season series sweep for Expos/Nationals franchise
|-
| {{mlby|2015}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''Blue Jays'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''2{{nbnd}}1'''
| ''no games''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>35{{nbnd}}29
|
|-
| {{mlby|2018}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''Blue Jays'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''3{{nbnd}}0'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>3{{nbnd}}0
| ''no games''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>38{{nbnd}}29
| Third season series sweep for Blue Jays
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};|title=2020s (Blue Jays, 9–8)|Season|colspan2=2|Season series|at [[Toronto Blue Jays]]|at [[Washington Nationals]]|Overall series|Notes}}
|-
| {{mlby|2020}}
| '''Tie'''
| '''2{{nbnd}}2'''
| ''no games''
| Tie<br>2{{nbnd}}2
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>40{{nbnd}}31
| Both Blue Jays home games relocated to Nationals Park due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], as their alternate stadium ([[Sahlen Field]]) in [[Buffalo, New York]] was being prepared. These are considered home games for the Nationals, per official statistics,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/head2head-games.cgi?team1=TOR&team2=WSN&from=2020&to=2020 |title=Head-to-Head Records — Toronto Blue Jays vs. Washington Nationals from 2020 to 2020 |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref> though each team played two games batting in the bottom of innings.
|-
| {{mlby|2021}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}};" | '''Nationals'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}};" | '''3{{nbnd}}1'''
| Tie<br>1{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}}| Nationals<br>2{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>41{{nbnd}}34
| Both Blue Jays home games played at [[Charles Schwab Field Omaha|TD Ameritrade Park]] (their [[Spring Training]] venue) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
|-
| {{mlby|2023}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''Blue Jays'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''2{{nbnd}}1'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| ''no games''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>43{{nbnd}}35
| Beginning this season, teams play three games annually in alternating venues as MLB adopts a new scheduling format.
|-
| {{mlby|2024}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}};" | '''Nationals'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}};" | '''2{{nbnd}}1'''
| ''no games''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}}| Nationals<br>2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>44{{nbnd}}37
|
|-
| {{mlby|2025}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''Blue Jays'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''3{{nbnd}}0'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>3{{nbnd}}0
| ''no games''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays<br>47{{nbnd}}37
|
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball primary style|}};|title=Summary of Results|Season|colspan2=2|Season series|at [[Toronto Blue Jays]] |at [[Montreal Expos]]/[[Washington Nationals]] |Notes}}
|-
| Toronto Blue Jays vs Montreal Expos
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''Blue Jays'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''24{{nbnd}}19'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays, 14{{nbnd}}9
| Tie, 10{{nbnd}}10
| 
|-
| Toronto Blue Jays vs Washington Nationals
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''Blue Jays'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''23{{nbnd}}18'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays, 16{{nbnd}}7
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}};" | Nationals, 11{{nbnd}}7
|
|-
| Overall Regular season<!--Through 2025 season-->
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''Blue Jays'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''47{{nbnd}}37'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays, 30{{nbnd}}16
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}};" | Nationals, 21{{nbnd}}17
|
|-
! Seasonal record
! colspan=2|Season series
! at [[Toronto Blue Jays]] 
! at [[Montreal Expos]]/[[Washington Nationals]]
! Notes
|-
| Toronto Blue Jays vs Montreal Expos series
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''Blue Jays'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''3{{nbnd}}2{{nbnd}}3'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays, 6{{nbnd}}2
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays, 4{{nbnd}}3
| 
|-
| Toronto Blue Jays vs Washington Nationals series
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''Blue Jays'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''6{{nbnd}}4{{nbnd}}2'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays, 6{{nbnd}}1{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}};" | Nationals, 4{{nbnd}}1{{nbnd}}1
|
|-
| Overall Regular season series<!--Through 2025 season-->
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''Blue Jays'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | '''9{{nbnd}}6{{nbnd}}5'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Toronto Blue Jays}};" | Blue Jays, 12{{nbnd}}3{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Washington Nationals}};"| Expos/Nationals, 7{{nbnd}}5{{nbnd}}1
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==Notes==
*Canadian [[Bill Atkinson (baseball)|Bill Atkinson]] was the winning pitcher and scored the winning run for the Expos in the first-ever Pearson Cup game at the [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]] in 1978.{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}}
*[[Pedro Martínez]] was the winning pitcher on June 30, 1997, in the first game of 'The All-Canadian Series', pitching 9 innings, striking out 10, walking one.<ref name=firstgame>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR199706300.shtml|title=Boxscore and Play by Play|access-date=2013-09-28|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Interleague play]]
* [[Canadiens–Maple Leafs rivalry]]
* [[Canadian Classique|401 derby]]
* [[Major League Baseball rivalries]]
* [[Beltway Series]], the rivalry series currently played by the Nationals after moving from Montreal to Washington.

==References==
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==External links==
*http://www.canadianbaseballnews.com/MonExpos/PearsonCup.html

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