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PHOTOS: Orioles, White Sox play, no fans allowed

At Baltimore’s Camden Yards, the home of the Orioles, just one gate is open for this afternoon’s game with the White Sox. It’s the gate that allows access to the media.

All of the stadium’s other gates are secured with locks, for what’s believed to be the first game in Major League history that will be held behind closed doors — no fans allowed.

The decision was made to play the game this way in the aftermath of Monday’s rioting in Baltimore.

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