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A graphic video showed how a baseball fan fell 21 meters to the ground at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night, leaving the man in critical condition.
The man seemed to go over the railing over Clemente Wall in the right field as Pirates star Andrew McCutchen knocked in two races in the seventh lap. He made a wagon wheel in the air before hitting the warning track. Leaders and players from Pirates and Chicago Cubs immediately drew attention to the judges and the medical staff to stop the game and check the man.
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An audience on opening day is watching a baseball match between Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
He was then placed on a back plate and driven out of the track. Officials later said the man was in critical condition.
Pittsburgh Public Safety -Officers said Thursday that the incident was treated as “unintentional character.”
“This incident is treated as unintentionally.
The pirates released a statement on Wednesday night.
“Tonight, during the seventh round of the game at PNC Park, an adult man fell from the real field bleachers on the game field,” Pirates said in a statement.
“Pittsburgh EMS as well as Pirates and Cubs training teams and other PNC Park staff responded and responded immediately and managed care. He was transported to Allegheny General Hospital. There is no further information available at this time.
Medical Teams have a fan at PNC Park after falling out of the grandstand during the seventh lap of a baseball match between Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh on Wednesday 30 April 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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“Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.”
Cubs players were among those who took a knee when they saw the man being placed on a back plate and on the medical cart.
“I didn’t see anything happen, but I saw (Counsell’s) face when he got out on the field and I could tell it was a very scary moment,” Cubs Star Dansby said Swanson. “All we could do was just asking for a good, strong recovery for him and his family. I’ve never been part of anything like it before, and I hope I’m never part of something similar again.
“It is a humble reminder of the gratitude that we all need to play this game. People obviously come out to support us and they are a big reason why we are able to do what we do. It’s obviously hard. At some point like that, you (fans) will know that you love them.”
McCutchen offered a prayer on X.
A fan has run out of the field after falling from the stands during the seventh round of the game between Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on April 30, 2025 in Pittsburgh. (Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
“Had really what happened tonight,” he wrote. “Can’t help think about the guy his family and friends. I pray tonight for him. Let’s think of his dear and hug our families a little tighter tonight. I hope he pulls through. May God bless you all. Good night.”
