Fan at Pirates game falls 21 feet onto playing field in scary scene
A fan's fall from the field from the right field bleachers at PNC Park during Wednesday's Pirates-Cubs game resulted in a scary scene.
After Andrew McCutchen doubled in the bottom of the seventh inning, the fan, sitting in what appeared to be the first row of the right field bleachers, fell from his seat and onto the warning track.
5 A fan is carted off the field after falling from the stands during the seventh inning of the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on April 30, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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5 A fan lies on the warning track in right field of PNC Park after falling out of the stands during the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
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The fan was attended to for around five minutes by stadium personnel, according to the Associated Press.
'Tonight, during the seventh inning of the game at PNC Park, an adult male fell from the right field bleachers onto the field of play,' the team said. 'Pittsburgh EMS, as well as the Pirates and Cubs athletic training teams and other PNC Park personnel reacted and responded immediately and administered care. He was transported to Allegheny General Hospital. No further information is available at this time. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.'
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5 Stadium security and Pittsburgh Pirates medical personnel rush to assist a fan who fell from the stands to the field as the Pirates batted against the Chicago Cubs during the seventh inning at PNC Park.
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There was no immediate update on his condition.
The section, known as Clemente Wall, in right field is 21 feet high.
5 Andrew McCutchen #22 of the Pittsburgh Pirates looks on after a fan fell from the stands during the seventh inning against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on April 30, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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5 Dansby Swanson #7 and Michael Busch #29 of the Chicago Cubs look on after a fan fell from the stands during the seventh inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on April 30, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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The game was delayed approximately 10 minutes by the incident.
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