Images: White Sox face Orioles in an empty Camden Yards
For the first time in Major League Baseball history, a game was played without being open to the public. The White Sox played the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday in an empty Camden Yards stadium. Major League Baseball decided to close the game to the public after the recent riots in Baltimore.
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez throws to Chicago White Sox's Adam Eaton in the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. The game was played in an empty Oriole Park at Camden Yards amid unrest in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of police.
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A status board with "0" attendance is shown inside the press box at Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox play baseball Wednesday, April 29, 2015 in Baltimore. The game was played in an empty stadium amid unrest in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of police.
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The Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles play a baseball game, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. The game was played in an empty Oriole Park at Camden Yards amid unrest in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of police.
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Fans Romeo Santos, left, and Matt Fouse gather ahead of a Baltimore Orioles baseball game against the Chicago White Sox's, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, outside Oriole Park at CamdenYards in Baltimore. The game was played in an empty Oriole Park at Camden Yards amid unrest in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of police. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke
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Baltimore Orioles' Everth Cabrera, bottom center, runs toward first base as he doubles in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. Manny Machado scored on the play. The game was played in an empty Oriole Park at Camden Yards amid unrest in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of police.
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Baltimore Orioles right fielder Delmon Young fields a single by Chicago White Sox's Avisail Garcia in the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. The game was played in an empty Oriole Park at Camden Yards amid unrest in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of police.
Baltimore police officers stand guard outside of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Monday, April 27, 2015, in Baltimore. The baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox has been postponed.
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A National Guard vehicle passes outside Oriole Park at Camden Yards before a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. The game was played in an emptystadium amid unrest in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of police.
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A sign is seen at a souvenir shop before a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, near Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. The game was played in an empty stadium amid unrest in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of police.
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An empty Oriole Park is photographed from the outside before the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles baseball game, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. Due to security concerns the game was closed to the public.
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Chicago White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers sits in the dugout of an empty stadium before playing the Baltimore Orioles in a baseball game, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. Due to security concerns the game was closed to the public.
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An empty Oriole Park is photographed before the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles baseball game, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. Due to security concerns the game was closed to the public.
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A Baltimore Orioles employee drives through the stadium concourse before the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles baseball game, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. Due to security concerns the game was closed to the public. A wave of looting and rioting around Camden Yards forced the postponement of the first two games of the series and caused the Baltimore mayor to impose a 10 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew.
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An empty Oriole Park is photographed before the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles baseball game, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. Due to security concerns the game was closed to the public. A wave of looting and rioting around Camden Yards forced the postponement of the first two games of the series and caused the Baltimore mayor to impose a 10 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew.
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Oriole Park at Camden Yards is shown just before a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox's, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. The game was played in an empty Oriole Park at Camden Yards amid unrest in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of police.
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Shown is a section of Oriole Park at Camden Yards stadium just before a Baltimore Orioles baseball game against the Chicago White Sox's, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. The game was played in an empty stadium amid unrest in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of police.
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The Baltimore Orioles bat against the Chicago White Sox during a baseball game without fans Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. Due to security concerns the game was closed to the public.
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