Baseball fan in critical condition after 21-foot fall from stands at Pirates-Cubs game

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A man who fell 21 feet from the stands at PNC Park in Pittsburgh to the warning track on Wednesday night was in critical condition, officials said.

The incident occurred in the bottom of the seventh inning in right field on what is known as the Clemente Wall, in honor of Roberto Clemente. The man appeared to cheer Pirates star Andrew McCutchen’s two-run double when he flipped over the guardrail and down to the ground. He lay on his back as medical personnel rushed over to attend to him.

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A fan is carted off the field at 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 on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

"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 Pirates said in a statement.

"Pittsburgh EMS, as well as the Pirates and Cubs 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."

Pittsburgh Public Safety later put out a statement on X.

"Pittsburgh Police VCU detectives are investigating after a male fell ~20 feet from the bleachers at PNC Park onto the field of play during the @Pirates game," officials said.

"Pittsburgh EMS field medics treated him on scene until he could be transported to the hospital in critical condition."

Medical teams tend to a fan at PNC Park after