The Washington Nationals have added a final preseason exhibition to their schedule: a Beltway Series matchup against the Baltimore Orioles in the District on March 24.

After that, the team can pursue their own TV rights deal. This ends a 13-year legal odyssey between the two neighboring MLB franchises. The origins of the dispute stretches back to the founding on the Nationals 20 years ago.

The yearslong dispute between the Orioles and Nationals over the ballclubs’ television rights is finally over.

The Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles jointly announce the final resolution of all issues related to the MASN dispute. For the 2025 season, Washington Nationals games will continue to be televised locally exclusively by the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) under a new,

Nationals games will continue to be televised exclusively by MASN in 2025, and the Nationals can explore alternatives for their TV rights in 2026 and beyond.

The Orioles have settled with the Nationals over MASN’s broadcast rights, but what comes next will be key for the team’s future.

A long regional nightmare is over. The Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles on Monday announced they have resolved MLB's longest local media rights feud.

The Washington Nationals will be free to leave the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network and seek a new —and almost certainly more lucrative — television deal starting in 2026 after battling for more than a decade to wrest control of the franchise’s broadcast rights and revenues from an unfavorable partnership controlled by the rival Baltimore Orioles.

The Orioles and Washington Nationals resolved a years-long dispute with the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) over TV rights, Major League Baseball (MLB) officials announced Monday.