In an almost shocking twist of fate, the Baltimore Orioles won what might be construed as their 82nd victory of 2015 yesterday. We finally got the long-awaited verdict on the MASN deal from the New York Supreme Court, and they ruled in favor of MASN. The Honorable Lawrence K. Marks ruled that the decision, which previously awarded $298 million to the O’s and Washington’s franchise (in TV rights backdated to 2011), must be vacated.
So what does this mean? First off keep in mind that the contract that was signed between the Orioles, Washington, and MASN reads that MASN owns the TV rights to both franchises in perpetuity.