The actual details are unknown, because the case and the financial award were ordered sealed by the New York judge.

The Sun has reported that the Orioles are likely to appeal this ruling as well, potentially creating another few years of litigation before the Nationals receive their back pay.

Last week, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said he hopes the saga will end, but his hands are tied as far as forcing an outcome.

“RSDC issued a decision,” Manfred said at the APSE Commissioners Forum. “My hope is that the parties accept that decision and we start to move on, but there’s not a lot I can offer beyond that.

“I don’t control whether there’s going to be continued litigation or not. It’s really the clubs. We issued a decision — I hope they decide to accept this one, and we can get back to focusing on baseball.”

According to the Sun, if the recent arbitration ruling stands, the Nationals would not actually receive $100 million, because MASN would have to restate its profits for the impacted time period. The actual amount would be closer to $60-$70 million.

Still, that’s a large amount of money, particularly for a team holding the sixth highest payroll in baseball this year.

From the Orioles’ perspective, things could change in the coming years as well, with Angelos in ill health. He has reportedly turned over the day-to-day running of the franchise, though it is unknown how personally involved he is with the MASN lawsuit.