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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.
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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]