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GoFundMe has begun an effort to help a 20-year-old man pay for medical expenses Falled from the stand This week’s Pittsburgh Pirates game.
That was what Kaban Markwood, a former college football player. Identified as a man Someone who fell over 20 feet into the warning track on the right field.
Markwood flipped the wall railing over and fell onto the field in a game between the Pirates and the Chicago Cubs.
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On the first day, spectators watch a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Play quickly stopped as medical staff sprinted into the outfield and found a shirtless Markwood visible on his face, above the dirt on the warning truck. Trainers from both teams joined EMS and placed him in the cart and removed him from the field.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said fans later on Wednesday It was in a dangerous state.
The woman identified as Jennifer Phillips Fundraiser organizers.
“I write this today not only with a heavy heart, but with hope,” Phillips writes. “Our society has made it very easy to judge an individual or situation on social media, which is always merely an opinion. Always remember that this individual is very special to many other people. Can you imagine what their loved ones are going through and cutting? [sic] I know this young man well, and I know he is very strong, but he is fighting for his young life. Be considerate during this tragic time. ”
Phillips said the donation would “help the health costs and financial difficulties this family is experiencing now.”
Stadium security and Pittsburgh Pirates health workers ran to ambulances fans who fell from the stands onto the field as the Pirates hit the Chicago Cubs during seven innings at PNC Park. (Charles Leclair Imagni image)
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Pirates star Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run double to bring the team to 4-3 to the bottom of the inning as the team tried desperately to warn the inquest and security that they were on the track.
The game was paused for about 10 minutes as medical personnel arrived. Fans were placed on the backboard, loaded into medical carts and taken out of the stadium.
a Graphic Video Posted on social media showed fans rolling over the railing and fell about 20 feet onto the ground. On the TV broadcast, McCutchen was standing on two bases shocked as he slammed his hand over his head. The Cubs player fell to his knees while the fans were on board.
Markwood played in two Division II football programs, Walsh University and Wheeling University. According to the team’s website, he played for Wheeling in 2023 and appeared in four games.
Pittsburgh Pirates’ No. 22 Andrew McCutchen watches after fans fell out of the stands in seven innings with the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on April 30, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Joe Sgt./Getty Images)
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“I really hate what happened tonight,” McCutchen wrote on social media. “Thinking about that guy, his family, or his friends won’t help you. Pray for him tonight. Think of his loved ones, and hold your family a little tighter tonight. I hope he will pull.
Fox News’ Scott Thompson and Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
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