Gov. Larry Hogan wrote to Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred last year expressing concern about the effect of the lingering television rights fee dispute between the Orioles and Washington Nationals, and offering to help broker an agreement.
Hogan said in the Aug. 31 letter — obtained by The Baltimore Sun — that the disagreement over how much the Orioles-controlled Mid-Atlantic Sports Network owes the Nationals “is of great concern to me for its potential negative impact on the Orioles, the City of Baltimore, and the State of Maryland.”
He said the dispute was holding up serious discussions of a new lease between the Orioles and the Maryland Stadium Authority for Oriole Park at Camden Yards.