While protesters flooded Camden Street beyond the center-field fence of Camden Yards, eyes inside the Orioles clubhouse were glued to televisions. Before their game Saturday night against the Boston Red Sox, players watched the demonstrations over Freddie Gray's death turn ugly.
“We were very aware,” reliever Darren O’Day said. “It’s all over TV, and there are a lot of TVs in this clubhouse, and some of the TVs are always tuned into news. We had a pretty good idea. And it’s pretty hard to ignore the police choppers circling the field during batting practice.