Story highlights White Sox Hall of Famer tweets the closed-door game also should be postponed

Baltimore unrest leads to postponement of two baseball games

Third game in series will be first ever played without spectators

(CNN) Wednesday's game between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox will be closed to the public, the Orioles announced Tuesday.

The closed-door contest follows the postponements of Monday's and Tuesday's games against the White Sox until a doubleheader scheduled for May 28 following unrest in Baltimore.

A source within Major League Baseball told CNN the league is not aware of any prior closed-door games in major league history.

The game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards is scheduled to begin at 2:05 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on the MASN regional cable network.

"After conferring with local officials, it was determined that Wednesday afternoon's game should be played without fan admittance in order to minimize safety concerns," Major League Baseball said.

Read More