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Baltimore Orioles Announce Next Game Will Be 'Closed to the Public
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 27: An empty Oriole Park at Camden Yards is shown after the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox was postponed on April 27, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. The move comes amid violent clashes between police and youths, according to news reports, the aftermath of the death of Freddie Gray on April 19 after suffering a fatal spinal injury while in police custody. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

Baltimore Orioles Announce Next Game Will Be 'Closed to the Public

“After consultation with Major League Baseball..."

Citing the unrest in the city, the Baltimore Orioles will play their next home game to an empty stadium with no spectators allowed.

An empty Oriole Park at Camden Yards is shown after the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox was postponed on April 27, 2015 amid violent clashes between police and demonstrators. (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

"After consultation with Major League Baseball and city and local officials, tomorrow's game between the Orioles and the Chicago White Sox will begin at 2:05 p.m. ET and will be closed to the public," the team announced Tuesday.

Both Monday's and Tuesday's games were postponed after demonstrators took to the streets Monday, hours after the funeral of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man who died earlier this month after sustaining a severe spinal injury while in police custody.

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Madeleine Morgenstern

Madeleine Morgenstern

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