Baseball Fan in Critical Condition After Falling From 21-feet Stands During Pittsburgh Pirates Game

After falling from the stands at PNC Park, the man was transported to Allegheny General Hospital, police said.
Baseball Fan in Critical Condition After Falling From 21-feet Stands During Pittsburgh Pirates Game
A fan is carted off the field at PNC Park after falling out of the stands during the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh on April 30, 2025. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo
Juliette Fairley
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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.

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
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Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]