US EditionBaseball fan plummets from stands to ground during Pirates-Cubs game
- During the Wednesday night matchup at PNC Park, a spectator fell more than 21 feet from the Clemente Wall into the right field bleachers while the Pittsburgh Pirates faced off against the Chicago Cubs.
- The fall happened moments following Andrew McCutchen’s double that scored two runs and gave the Pirates a 4-3 lead late in the game, causing play to be stopped as medical personnel attended to the incident.
- Players from both teams urgently signaled for medical assistance while Pirates and Cubs trainers, along with PNC Park personnel, tended to the motionless fan before removing him on a cart.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates stated that emergency medical services from Pittsburgh, along with the athletic trainers from both the Pirates and Cubs and other staff members at PNC Park, quickly responded and provided medical assistance before the fan was taken to Allegheny General Hospital in critical condition.
- The Pirates won 4-3, and their manager Derek Shelton offered thoughts and prayers and thanked medical staff while asking everyone to keep the fan in their prayers amid ongoing updates.
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Fan hospitalized after falling from stands at Pirates-Cubs game
A baseball fan was caught on camera falling from the stands onto the field during a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Officials say the man was taken to the hospital where he remains in critical condition. NBC’s Sam Brock reports for TODAY.
Man Plunges Over 20-Foot Wall At MLB Game * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
A man who fell over 20 feet at PNC Park during Wednesday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs is in critical condition. “The incident happened after Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen hit an RBI double in the seventh inning. According to CBS News, medical staff quickly came to his aid and placed him on a backboard before carting him off,” Collin Rugg wrote. “Players were seen praying as medical staff tended to him. The game was de…
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