SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Executives of the Expos and the commissioner's office met with Puerto Rican officials Thursday to discuss moving some of Montreal's home games to Hiram Bithorn Stadium next year.

Among those who traveled to the Caribbean island were Claude Delorme, the Expos' executive vice president of business affairs, and Lou Melendez, vice president of international baseball operations in the commissioner's office.

``They are making an exploratory trip to Puerto Rico to see if they can bring some games,'' said Ramon Cantero Frau, Puerto Rico's economic development secretary. ``Bringing the team here (permanently) was never discussed.''

Atlanta businessman Charles Vaughn and a group of Puerto Rican investors are interested in buying the Expos and moving the team to San Juan in 2004.

Investors in Washington, D.C., and Portland, Ore., also are interested in having the Expos move to their cities. The team was purchased by the other 29 clubs last winter from Jeffrey Loria, who bought the Florida Marlins from John Henry, who headed the group that purchased the Boston Red Sox.