The Baltimore Orioles played against the Chicago White Sox in an empty stadium today. The Orioles won, but no one was there to cheer.
The head of Major League Baseball decided Robert D. Manfred decided this week that it would be safer for fans that the game proceed without spectators in the stands, and the game made history for being the first ever closed to the public.
How did we get here? What does a baseball game say about the status quo in America?
On April 12th, 25-year-old Freddie Gray was arrested by Baltimore police, allegedly for possession of a switchblade. He was handcuffed and put in the back of a police van. Within the next 45-minutes, his spine was almost completely severed at the neck, leaving him in a coma. He died a...
How a baseball game played for no one symbolizes what's wrong with America
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