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Orioles kick out followers waving ‘Free Palestine’ flags at Camden Yards

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Fans holding “Free Palestine” flags had been tossed from Camden Yards throughout a Baltimore Orioles-Cleveland Guardians sport Wednesday evening.

Video from The Baltimore Sun’s Jacob Calvin Meyer caught the second Camden Yards safety walked right down to seats near the sector behind dwelling plate and ordered the followers to depart. 

Three followers had been noticed, two of whom waved their flags as they walked up the steps. Fans booed and jeered the demonstrators earlier than the video ended. 

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A Baltimore Orioles brand patch on a jersey throughout a sport in opposition to the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park June 21, 2024, in Houston. (Tim Warner/Getty Images)

The Orioles launched a press release, through The Baltimore Sun

“The people displaying political signage, which is a violation of our coverage, weren’t seated of their ticketed seats and (incited) followers within the surrounding space. They had been faraway from the ballpark,” the assertion mentioned. 

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While the Orioles do enable indicators at Camden Yards, the ballpark’s coverage doesn’t enable content material that’s “industrial, political, and/or in unhealthy style, in accordance with the Orioles’ discretion.

“The Orioles reserve the suitable to take away any banner at any time and other people concerned are topic to ejection,” the coverage states. 

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Ranger Suárez of the Philadelphia Phillies strikes out Gunnar Henderson of the Baltimore Orioles within the third inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards June 14, 2024, in Baltimore. (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

This isn’t the primary time we’ve seen “Free Palestine” activism at a sporting occasion, and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar involves thoughts. Fans had been noticed at a Group A match between the Netherlands and Qatar holding up a big banner that stretched throughout a number of sections. 

This is just one instance of “Free Palestine” signage and flags at soccer video games.

As the Israel-Hamas battle continues to rage on, many have been seen protested within the United States, particularly on school campuses. 

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The Baltimore Orioles’ brand at a sport between the Orioles and the Miami Marlins at Oriole Park at Camden Yards July 14, 2023, in Baltimore. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

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Now, we’ve seen it at an MLB sport. 

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