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The Montreal Baseball Project announced on Thursday that former Expos star Rusty Staub will not be attending the 2015 gala set for Wednesday, April 1 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

The MBP announced that Staub will be entering the hospital for a surgical procedure during the week of the gala. MBP still plans to honour Staub at the gala, which is slated to include former Expos Vladimir Guerrero, Andre Dawson, Tim Raines, Andres Galarraga and broadcaster Jacques Doucet.

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For more information on the gala, go to montrealbaseballproject.com.

The gala is part of a busy week for baseball fans in Montreal with the Toronto Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds playing a pair of exhibition games at Olympic Stadium on Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4. Guerrero will be honoured before the game on April 3, which starts at 7 p.m., along with former Expos shortstop Orlando Cabrera. The game on April 4 starts at 1 p.m. For ticket information, go to evenko.ca.