The fan falls onto Paul Street during the Pirates-Cubs match in PNC Park, removed from the field on a stretcher

A fan in PNC Park fell on the field on the highway on Wednesday evening during the Pittsburgh Pirates match with Chicago Cubs.

In the seventh Inning of the competition, a man in the right field field at the stadium suddenly fell into the fields. The man seemed to jump before turning forward several times in the way to the warning. In total, the fall was about 21 feet.

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The fan remained motionless for several minutes, as players and officials began to understand what happened. The incident occurred immediately after Andrew McCatchen hit double twice, which at that time raised Piratov 4-3.

After it was about five minutes, the fan was ultimately loaded to a stretcher and removed from the field and to the local hospital. He was seen with blood on his face, and the first respondents continued to treat him when they left. Details about his condition are not yet known.

The game resumed after a 10-minute delay. Players in both teams were noticeably shocked during the incident. The second man jumped on the field in the fact that it seemed an attempt to help the fan, who also fell.

“Tonight, during the seventh Innings of the game in PNC Park, an adult man fell from the right field stands on the game field”, “Pirates He said in a statementPittsburgh EMS, as well as sports training teams in sports training Pirates and Cubs and other PNC Park personnel responded and reacted immediately and managed the care.

“He was taken to the hospital of the general profile of Allegrini. Currently, no additional information is available. Our thoughts and prayers with him and his family. ”

The pirates held on to capture the victory with one race as soon as the game began. Two teams will complete their series of three games on Thursday afternoon.

“I just want to offer thoughts and prayers with the incident that occurred earlier in the game,” said Pirates manager Derek Shelton, through Baseball Baseball Now’s Danny Demilio. “Thanks to our medical personnel, newcomers to the medical staff, EMS, to everyone who got to the gentleman, and just ask everyone to keep him in your prayers.”