WASHINGTON (7News) — A long-running dispute between the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles over television rights fees has been resolved, according to the MLB Office of Commissioner.

The agreement will allow the Nationals games to be televised exclusively by the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) under a one-year contract.

After the contract, the team will be free to explore different options for their television rights for the 2026 season.

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The dispute dates back to 2005 after MLB purchased the Montreal Expos and moved the club to Washington.

The Orioles contended the Nationals’ presence in their TV market would harm them financially. MLB and the teams then negotiated an agreement under which MASN would televise both teams’ games.

The dispute went to arbitration before an MLB committee after the teams were unable to agree on telecast rights fees.

The arbitration committee of baseball executives appointed by the MLB commissioner said the value for the Nationals should be set at $297 million for 2012 through 2016.

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Yet, the Orioles argued the process was tainted and should be decided by a different forum. The New York Court of Appeals later affirmed lower state court rulings.

“The parties agreed to an industry insider-controlled process with a full understanding of the commissioner’s involvement,” according to the decision at the time, which was written by Judge Madeline Singas. “MASN and the Orioles cannot now complain that they received something different than what they bargained for through the insider process they selected.”

The new settlement assures that all past media rights between the Nationals, Orioles and MASN have been dismissed.