GoFundMe reels in donations for hospitalized Pirates fan who fell from stands

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A GoFundMe has begun in efforts to help pay for medical expenses for the 20-year-old man who fell from the stands of a Pittsburgh Pirates game this week.

Kavan Markwood, a former college football player, was identified as the man who fell more than 20 feet onto the right-field warning track.

Markwood flipped over the wall’s railing and fell onto the field in a game between the Pirates and Chicago Cubs. 

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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, Friday, April 4, 2025.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Play stopped immediately as medical staff sprinted to the outfield to find a shirtless Markwood motionless on the warning track's dirt with blood visible on his face. Both teams’ trainers joined EMS to get him onto a cart and off the field. 

Pittsburgh Public Safety said later Wednesday that the fan was in critical condition.

A woman identified as Jennifer Phillips is listed as the organizer of the fundraiser.

"I am writing this today with a heavy heart but also with hope," Phillips wrote. "Our society has made it so easy to judge an individual or a situation with social media which is always just an opinion. Please always remember that this individual may be very special to many other people . Can you imagine what their loved ones are going through and felling? [sic] I know this young man very well and I know that he is very strong but he is also battling for his young life. Please be considerate during this tragic time."

Phillips said the donations will "assist with any medical bills and financial hardships