The Orioles have proposed a series of settlements to Major League Baseball in hopes of finally resolving the television rights fee dispute with the Washington Nationals that hovers over both teams like a cloud, according to multiple sources familiar with the proposals.
Orioles executives met with Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred before the current season in an effort to break a years-long impasse. The team has offered to increase the Nationals’ ownership stake in the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network ahead of schedule.
The Orioles are majority owners of MASN, but the network broadcasts both teams’ games.