Baltimore Orioles Empty Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles announced Tuesday that the team's Wednesday game against the White Sox will be closed to the public. BALTIMORE — On what might have been a perfect spring afternoon to sit with a beer and a hot dog and watch baseball, an eerie emptiness greeted the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday in what was believed to be the first major league game played without spectators.
Count Baltimore Orioles announcer Gary Thorne in that category.
At Wednesday's empty Camden Yards -- the violence in Baltimore caused the Orioles to play without any fans in the stadium -- Thorne felt the atmosphere was more like a golf tournament than a baseball game.
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With Baltimore still smoldering following an outbreak of violent protests, and the National Guard patrolling the streets of the city, Major League Baseball's Orioles have already postponed two straight home games - and they've just announced they'll play on Wednesday in an empty stadium. The game was closed to the public for safety reasons after violence erupted nearby following Freddie Gray's funeral. The Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox played in an empty Oriole Park at Camden Yards amid unrest in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Camden Yards ballpark is seen without fans in this aerial image as a Baltimore Orioles player, wearing a white colored uniform, races towards home.
