Baltimore riots: Unrest forces baseball game to be played without fans

First time in Major League Baseball history that a game has been played behind closed doors

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The Baltimore Orioles took the field against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday afternoon but for the first time in Major League Baseball history the teams played without any fans in the stadium.

The violence caused the Orioles – Baltimore’s professional baseball team – to postpone its game Tuesday. Baseball was back in Camden Yards on Wednesday, but the game was played before an empty stadium.

The possibility of further violence in Baltimore also has prompted the team to move its next three home games on May 1-3 to Tampa, Florida, though the Orioles will be the home team.

Fans with tickets to Wednesday’s game or the games moved to Tampa will be able to exchange unused tickets for admission to future games, on a “dollar-for-dollar” basis, the team said.

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