A baseball fan fell some 21 feet from the Clemente Wall onto the playing field during a Pittsburgh Pirates home game at around 9 p.m. on April 30, according to Pittsburgh law enforcement.
After Pittsburgh emergency medical services (EMS) field workers provided treatment on the scene for about five minutes, police officials said in a statement on Facebook that the man was wheeled from the field in a cart and transported to Allegheny General Hospital. The unidentified man is currently in critical condition, according to police.
The Pirates were playing against the Chicago Cubs at the time of the incident.
“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 Pittsburgh Pirates posted on X. “Pittsburgh EMS, as well as the Pirates and Cubs athletic training teams and other PNC park personnel reacted and responded immediately and administered care.”…