NEW YORK (AP) -- A decision on the future home of the Montreal Expos might not be made until

NEW YORK (AP) -- A decision on the future home of the Montreal Expos might not be made until September, a high-ranking baseball official said Saturday.
The commissioner's office originally had targeted the All-Star break for a decision. Northern Virginia, Portland, Ore., and Washington all want the Expos to relocate to their areas for the 2004 season.
The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that the commissioner's office now hoped to have a decision by Labor Day, and that the end of the regular season was the current "drop-dead date."
John McHale Jr., executive vice president of administration in the commissioner's office, met with Washington officials during the past week, an official familiar with that area's bid said, also on the condition of anonymity.
Officials from Northern Virginia and Washington planned to travel to Chicago for Tuesday's All-Star game.
"Gabe has been in frequent and regular contract with the relocation committee all week," Virginia Baseball Stadium Authority spokesman Brian Hannigan said, referring to his executive director, Gabe Paul Jr.
Hannigan said his group was going to Chicago "to be available to meet with them and continue the discussions and clarify anything they need."
McHale said he did not know if Portland officials planned to attend, and Portland spokesman Drew Mahalic did not return a telephone call Saturday seeking comment.
The Expos, who have drawn poorly in Montreal in recent years, were purchased by the other 29 teams before the 2002 season. Baseball owners have said their preference is that funding for a new ballpark be in place before a decision is made on relocation, but none of the three areas pursuing the team have completed financing.
To raise revenue this season, the commissioner's office moved 22 of the Expos' 81 home games to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The first 16 games in Puerto Rico averaged 14,216 fans, while their first 28 games at Olympic Stadium averaged 10,348.