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New York Times
2 days ago
- General
- New York Times
Dodgers install protective netting under spot where concrete chunk fell on fan
LOS ANGELES — Protective netting had been installed Saturday morning where a fan said he was hit with a falling chunk of concrete during a Friday night game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees at Dodger Stadium. The netting covered an approximately two-foot section that comprises the top deck at the stadium. The concrete underneath was craggy and displayed cracks. The incident happened in Section 10 reserve, an area approximately between home plate and first base. Advertisement Dodger Stadium is 63 years old. 'We are aware of the report. We cannot say anything more until we have all of the information, which we are currently gathering,' the team said in a statement Friday night. It hadn't immediately responded to a new request for comment Saturday morning. A Yankees fan said he was hit with a piece of falling concrete while sitting in his seat at Dodger Stadium tonight. The concrete hit him in the back and he was still in some pain after getting medical attention. READ: — Brendan Kuty 🧟♂️ (@BrendanKutyNJ) May 31, 2025 The fan — Ricardo Aquino from Mexico City — told The Athletic a hunk of concrete hit him in the back while he was sitting in his seat. Aquino said he was in some pain, but that the concrete hadn't caused bleeding. Several fans in the area said they also saw the concrete fall and hit him. After the incident, he was visited by security and a police officer, who took the concrete piece with him. Then medical personnel visited with Aquino, who later returned to his seat with an ice pack and stayed for the rest of the game. No other fans reported injuries. Lewis Loy of Wilmington, Calif., told The Athletic he watched the concrete fall and hit Aquino. 'Me personally, to see some rocks fall like that,' Loy said, 'I would be clearing out this whole area. How do you know it's not going to fall anymore? … It could have hit a kid.' In April 1998, a concrete beam fell in Yankee Stadium, forcing the team to cancel two games and play another at Shea Stadium. No fans were in the stands at the time, and nobody was injured. ( Top photo: Brendan Kuty / The Athletic)
New York Times
3 days ago
- Health
- New York Times
Yankees fan says he was hit by falling concrete at Dodger Stadium
LOS ANGELES — Ricardo Aquino said he was hit with a piece of concrete that fell from the top tier of Dodger Stadium while he was sitting in his seat during the Los Angeles Dodgers-New York Yankees game Friday night. Aquino, a Yankees fan from Mexico City, said the piece of concrete hit him in the back. Advertisement 'He's in some pain, but all it was, was the hit. He's not bleeding, but he's in some pain,' said Alvaro Baeza, a fan who translated The Athletic's interview with Aquino during the game. The incident happened during the third inning of the game in Section 10 reserve, an area approximately between home plate and first base. The Dodgers later won 8-5. 'We are aware of the report,' the Dodgers said in a statement to The Athletic. 'We cannot say anything more until we have all of the information, which we are currently gathering.' Several stadium security guards and a police officer visited with Aquino, who also received medical attention. The police officer took the piece of concrete away from another fan who was holding it. Aquino eventually returned to his seat with an ice pack. Dodger Stadium is 63 years old, and the concrete above Aquino's seat appeared craggy in some places. Fans Lewis Loy of Wilmington, Calif., and Wilmer Rivas, of Los Angeles, were sitting behind Aquino and said they saw the piece of concrete hit Aquino. 'Me personally, to see some rocks fall like that,' Loy said, 'I would be clearing out this whole area. How do you know it's not going to fall anymore? … It could have hit a kid.' 'We're spending a lot of money up here,' Rivas said. 'We should at least be safe.' Jessica Coria, of Los Angeles, was sitting in the row in front of Aquino. 'I thought someone had thrown something and then I was like, 'We should get security,' and then (Aquino) showed us the rock, and it was clearly from the stadium that fell on him,' said Coria, who added that she's a season ticket holder. 'We were trying to translate (to Aquino) and we were like, 'This is not OK. You cannot have stadium falling on you.'' she said. ( Top photo: Brendan Kuty / The Athletic)
