Published 19 hours ago • loading... • Updated 2 hours ago

Baseball fan plummets from stands to ground during Pirates-Cubs game

During a Wednesday night game at PNC Park, a fan fell more than 21 feet from the right-field bleachers onto the field.
The fall occurred just before Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run double that put the Pirates ahead 4-3, prompting play to be halted.
Players from both teams knelt and prayed while trainers from the Pirates, Cubs, and stadium personnel tended to the fan, who was immobilized and carted off.
The Pirates confirmed that the fan was taken to a local hospital following the incident, and officials reported that his condition is critical.
The incident highlights ongoing concerns about stadium safety, as similar falls have previously led to scrutiny over guardrail heights at baseball venues.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

158 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

News

Lean Right

Onlookers rocked as fan falls from high tier

A fan attending a Major League Baseball game is in a critical condition after falling onto the playing field in a shocking scene.

2 hours ago

Read Full Article

Le Figaro

Lean Right

Baseball: drama in Pittsburgh, a spectator in a critical state after a fall of the stands

In the 7th round of the MLB Championship match between the Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, a spectator fell by more than 6 metres.

4 hours ago·Paris, France

Read Full Article

WCVB

+10 Reposted by 10 other sources

Center

Fan in critical condition after falling 21 feet onto field during Pirates game

A fan was carted off the field at PNC Park after falling out of the stands Wednesday night as the Pittsburgh Pirates hosted the Chicago Cubs.

4 hours ago·Boston, United States

Read Full Article

Aftonbladet

Left

Fighting for his life, he fell 5 feet (6 meters)

Nasty scenes played out in the night's MLB. In the meeting between the Pirates and Cubs, a man fell from the stands. The man's condition is said to be critical, reports ESPN.

5 hours ago·Stockholm, Sweden

Read Full Article

Daily Express

Lean Right

Man suffers horrific 21-foot fall from stands as MLB team issue statement

A fan fell from the stands and onto the field at PNC Park during the Pittsburgh Pirates' game against the Chicago Cubs.

6 hours ago·United Kingdom

Read Full Article

Newser

Lean Left

Man Falls 21 Feet at Pittsburgh Pirates Game

A man is in critical condition after falling more than 20 feet at a Pittsburgh Pirates game Wednesday. Witnesses reported seeing the man "tumbling" through the air before landing on the warning track area in right field, NBC News reports. They said it was not clear whether he jumped or...

6 hours ago·Miami, United States

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year