BALTIMORE (AP) β As the Baltimore Orioles prepared to play before their home fans for the first time in two weeks, the sights and sounds around the ballpark were all about baseball.
Vendors were hawking food, drinks and clothing. A few people were camped out near the home team parking lot, seeking autographs. Fans were looking to buy tickets.
There was one police car visible on the north edge of Camden Yards.
It was a stark contrast to their last game in Baltimore.
The city had been overrun by violence on April 27 after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died while in the custody of Baltimore police. Then in an unprecedented move, the Orioles hosted the Chicago White Sox on April 29 without allowing fans to enter.
On Monday, there were no helicopters soaring overhead and no angry people throwing bottles. Nor were there rows of police in riot gear.
