After attempting to block the entrance to Nationals Park in Washington, DC, on Thursday night during the 87th annual Congressional Baseball Game and fundraiser, demonstrators against climate change were detained.

Numerous protests blocked the entrance to the stadium, leading to the arrest of three protesters for trespassing, according to the DC Metropolitan Police Department.

“This is a climate emergency,” read the signs held by a number of the organizations that organized the demonstration outside the stadium.

Protesters positioned themselves in front of the stadium’s center field gate just before the opening pitch of the game to prevent spectators from entering.

To separate the crowd from the demonstrators, police established a police line. Two people were stopped for crossing. Later, police also detained a third demonstrator. The participants and the event did not appear to be significantly impacted by the disruption.

According to WaPo, the protesters told the publication that they supported the deal reached on Wednesday by West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on legislation that would tax the wealthy and large corporations while spending a lot of money on energy and environmental issues.

“They play ball while the world burns,” ran a giant banner protestors hoisted from the upper deck inside the stadium.

US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said in a statement to Fox News that his force is aware that protesters are planning to voice their political concerns during the Congressional Baseball Event for Charity after word of the demonstrations surfaced before the game on Wednesday. We have a comprehensive security strategy in place because it is our responsibility to keep the Members of Congress safe during this family occasion.

The Congressional Baseball Game was played for the first time in 1909, and it has since continued every year with sporadic pauses throughout the Great Depression and both World Wars.

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), who was shot by a left-wing zealot who opened fire on a GOP team baseball practice in Virginia in June 2017, took the stage for the GOP to a standing ovation. The shooter, who was hiding behind the third-base dugout, fired at least 50 bullets at the field during the attack, injuring three more people.

In the past, the GOP has won the series 42 times to the Democrats’ 41.