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Graphic video shows baseball fans plunged 21 feet into the ground at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night, putting the man in danger.
The man appeared to be over the guardrail above the Clemente wall on the right field as Pirates star Andrew McCutchen knocked two runs in seven innings. He cart wheeled in the air before hitting the warning truck. The Pirates and Chicago Cubs managers and players immediately called the judges and medical personnel to stop the game and check on the men.
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On the first day, spectators watch a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
He was then placed on the backboard and carried out of the field. Authorities later said the man was in a dangerous state.
Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said Thursday that the incident was being treated as “essentially contingent.”
“The incident is treated as inherently contingent. The patient remains in a dangerous state in the hospital,” the official said in a post on X.
The Pirates issued a statement Wednesday night.
“In seven innings of the match at PNC Park tonight, an adult man fell from the correct field breaker to the field of play,” the Pirates said in a statement.
“The Pittsburgh EMS, the Pirates and Cubs training team and other PNC Park staff responded and managed care. He was taken to Allegheny General Hospital. There is no further information at this time.
Medical teams tend to become PNC Park fans after falling from the stands in the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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“Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.”
The Cubs players were among those on their knees as they saw the man being placed on their backboard and medical cart.
“Nothing happened, but when he came out on the field I saw (the counsel)'s face, and I can say it was a very scary moment,” Cubs star Dansby Swanson said. “All we could do was pray for a good, strong recovery for him and his family. I had not been part of that before.
“This is a humble reminder that we are all grateful that we have to play this game. People are clearly coming out to support us. They are a big reason why we can do what we can. It's obviously difficult.
McCutchen offered X a prayer.
Fans are carried out from the field after falling from the stands during seven innings of a match between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on April 30, 2025. (Joe Sgt./Getty Images)
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“I really hate what happened tonight,” he wrote. “Thinking about that guy, his family, or his friends won't help you. Pray for him tonight. Think of his loved ones, and hold your family a little tighter tonight. I hope he will pull.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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