Ted Leonsis addresses his rebuffed attempt to buy the Washington Nationals: 'It takes two to tango and they aren't ready to sell'

""It takes two to tango but [the Lerners] aren't ready to sell," he said at CNBC Sport and Boardroom's "Game Plan" event on Tuesday, maintaining he still has a good relationship with the Lerner family, owners of the Nationals."

""We don't want to buy a baseball team so I can get programming on the network," Leonsis explained then. "We want to buy a team to get programming on the network to build a big business to invest into each of the teams so that we can win and compete for championships.""

""Owning a baseball team would double the amount of games and be year-round. You can see, from a business standpoint, that's important... I look at the business side as a way to generate the resources and dollars to position us as a big, important market, where I think we should be. We want to be a destination where p""

Ted Leonsis continues pursuing ownership of the Washington Nationals and is considering purchasing D.C. United while maintaining a cordial relationship with the Lerner family, who are not ready to sell. Leonsis views team ownership as a way to provide year-round programming for Monumental Sports Network, double seasonal games, and create additional revenue streams. The additional revenue would fund championship-caliber rosters across Monumental Sports & Entertainment franchises. Monumental aims to build a larger business to position Washington as a major sports market and a year-round destination for fans.

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