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Orioles fans assemble, hope grassroots ReOpening Day event can help unite city behind team

Baltimore sports fans know their history, so when the Orioles were forced to play a game in an empty stadium, and then were required to move last weekend's series with the Tampa Bay Rays to Florida because of civil unrest in the city, Sam Angell got an idea.

He remembered Fantastic Fans Night, a legendary Memorial Stadium moment that put the passion and loyalty of O's fans on national display.

"I was there as a small child," Angell said Tuesday. "It was such a cool thing to see the city support that team that wasn't doing so well on the field and getting the news about Camden Yards and keeping the Orioles long-term.