A deal to keep the Baltimore Orioles in the team’s iconic Camden Yards home moved a step closer to reality Monday morning.
The Maryland Stadium Authority voted unanimously, with two abstentions, to approve a lease contract that could keep the team in Baltimore for the next three decades. The vote is the first of two scheduled for Monday as both the state and team rush to consummate a lease extension before the end of the year.
“I had reservations throughout this process, but I can confidently say that that we ended up in a very good place and I think that we now have the ability to define the issues, move forward playing baseball, work out the other issues , and hopefully, another 30 years of Orioles baseball,” said Joseph Bryce, a member of the Maryland Stadium Authority board.
The agreement that awaits a vote by the Board of Public Works does not resolve all the issues between the team and the state. The board, chaired by Gov. Wes Moore (D), is scheduled to meet at 3:15 p.m. after a news conference with state officials.
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