Orioles’ Lease Talks Expose Rift Over Camden Yards Renovations

The Baltimore Orioles’ seemingly never-ending talks for a Camden Yards lease extension have revealed a problematic new wrinkle.

The team’s managing partner John Angelos and the Maryland Stadium Authority are still far apart on not only the lease deal but potential renovations to the ballpark area.

Maryland public officials have long been frustrated over the lack of progress toward replacing the current deal expiring in December, with state senate president Bill Ferguson saying last week that he wished the Orioles agreement had been completed “yesterday.”