KDKA-TV Night Forecast (4/30)
KDKA-TV Night Forecast (4/30)
03:25
A fan on the Pirates-Cubs recreation on Wednesday at PNC Park in Pittsburgh fell over the outfield wall and landed on the taking part in discipline.
A fan is carted off the sector after falling from the stands in the course of the seventh inning of the sport between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on April 30, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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The person fell from the right-field bleachers above the 21-foot Clemente Wall and landed on the warning monitor. Trainers, police and EMD responded instantly to the sector to are likely to the individual. The fan was positioned on a stretcher and carted off the sector by crews.
The individual fell moments after the Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen hit an RBI double within the backside of the seventh inning to place the Pirates up 4-3. One other fan jumped from the decrease a part of the outfield wall to assist the one that fell. It was not instantly clear if that individual was a member of the family or a bystander aiding.
Pittsburgh Public Security mentioned the person was taken to the hospital in vital situation.
The sport was delayed for about 10 minutes earlier than play resumed within the backside of the seventh inning. Quite a few gamers have been seen saying prayers or taking a knee.
In a press release after the sport, the Pirates mentioned their “ideas and prayers are with him and his household.”
“It is extraordinarily unlucky,” Pirates supervisor Derek Shelton mentioned after the sport. “That is an understatement.”
Officers with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police have been seen wanting across the stands from the place the fan fell after the sport. Pittsburgh Public Security mentioned detectives are investigating.
The Pirates beat the Cubs 4-3.
Extra from CBS Information
Michael Guise