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The Pittsburgh Pirates have long been an afterthought in the MLB zeitgeist, other than a star like Andrew McCutcheon and Paul Skenes. But, a terrible tragedy has unfolded at PNC Park on Wednesday that has sadly put the franchise in the news.
Right in the middle of a play that gave the Pirates the lead over the NL Central-leading Cubs, a fan tumbled down from the 21-foot tall Roberto Clemente Wall in right field. He appeared to land on his head, and was stretchered off the field.
During a double on a broken play that gave the Pirates a 4-3 lead in the 7th, this happened. Take a look.
Pirates fan falls pic.twitter.com/sgppriM24b
— Bobby K (@Bobbk_) May 1, 2025
Emergency personnel quickly responded.
Fan went over the Clemente wall at @Pirates @Cubs game at PNC Park. pic.twitter.com/qNLGeB6OKU
— Don Houser (@Houser_Approved) May 1, 2025
The Pirates have released a statement on the incident.
The Pirates have released the following statement on the fan who fell from the stands tonight: pic.twitter.com/SylouH6tzw
— Alex Stumpf (@AlexJStumpf) May 1, 2025
The game was delayed about ten minutes as the fan was stretchered off the field, and as of 9:18 PM, no other information was available. It’s unclear how exactly the fan ended up going over the railing.
Overall, a very scary scene at PNC Park.