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Ravens fans’ first MLB game: Baltimore doubleheader
Ravens superfan Timothy Bess travels from Kentucky to Baltimore for a rare football-baseball doubleheader.
In brief
Ravens superfan Timothy Bess travels from Kentucky to Baltimore for a rare football-baseball doubleheader. Ravens superfan Timothy Bess will attend both Ravens and Orioles games in Baltimore for the first time. Originally reported by The Banner.
First MLB game
Ravens superfan Timothy Bess has never attended a Major League Baseball game.
“The newness of never going to a baseball game should be a revamping energy.”
Doubleheader plans
Bess plans to watch Ravens at 1 p.m. and Orioles at 7:20 p.m. after tailgating.
Rare opportunity
Baltimore’s last same-day NFL and MLB games were in 1997, with this being the first regular season doubleheader.
Travel story
Bess drove from Kentucky to Baltimore, arriving at midnight on Friday and leaving Monday.
Fan loyalty
Bess grew up a Cleveland Browns fan but switched to Ravens after the team moved to Baltimore in 1996.
Doubleheader logistics
M&T Bank Stadium and Oriole Park share parking lots to avoid gridlocked roads and security concerns.
The big picture
Ravens superfan Timothy Bess will attend both Ravens and Orioles games in Baltimore for the first time.
