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Wes Moore: “Our Baltimore Orioles were months away from not having a…”

Featuring: Wes Moore, Democratic | Governor of Maryland

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The Honorable J. Kevin Stitt and The Honorable Wes Moore

Published | Video Starts at 35:36

Baltimore is averaging almost a homicide a day. When I took over as the, as the governor, we saw how the Inner harbor, the downtown area, was in receivership. Our Baltimore Orioles were months away from not having a lease. And I was just very clear that, you know, when I would talk about Baltimore all over the state, people say, you know, like, you know, yeah, of course you say you're going to support Baltimore. (35:36–35:41)

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Asserts that the Baltimore Orioles were close to losing their lease.

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