Judge Rules in Favor of Orioles in TV Rights Dispute With Nationals

The Baltimore Orioles only won 81 games this past season but the franchise got a huge victory Wednesday when a judge in New York threw out an earlier arbitration ruling that would have forced the Orioles-controlled regional sports network to pay the Washington Nationals nearly $300 million in television rights fees. It is rare for courts to vacate arbitration decisions when the two parties have previously agreed to resolve disputes through the arbitration process. During the arbitration hearing, the Nationals were represented by the law firm Proskauer Rose, which also represents Major League Baseball.