Baseball fan's fall 'accidental in nature,' police say, as graphic video shows incident

A fan at a Pittsburgh Pirates game fell from the stands to the ground at PNC Park. (Credit: @Bobbk_//TMX)

A graphic video showed how a baseball fan plummeted 21 feet to the ground at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night, leaving the man in critical condition.

The man appeared to go over the guardrail above Clemente Wall in right field as Pirates star Andrew McCutchen knocked in two runs in the seventh inning. He did a cartwheel in the air before he hit the warning track. Managers and players from the Pirates and Chicago Cubs immediately called the attention to the umpires and medical personnel to stop the game and check on the man.

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An opening day crowd watches 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 onto a backboard and carted off the field. Officials later said the man was in critical condition.

Pittsburgh Public Safety Officials said Thursday the incident was being treated as "accidental in nature."

"This incident is being treated as accidental in nature. The patient remains in critical condition at the hospital," officials said in a post on X. "Pittsburgh Police do not anticipate providing any additional updates to the public."

The Pirates released a statement on Wednesday night.

"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