Pittsburgh (AP) — A man who fell from the 21-foot-high Clemente wall to the right of PNC Park remained in critical condition Thursday morning during a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.
Pittsburgh Public Safety, including Pittsburgh Police and EMS, was released on Thursday on Thursday, "The incident was seen as a coincidence of nature."
The person who fell Thursday was identified as Carwan Markwood, according to information provided by the Southern Allegheny School District. Regional workforce development coordinator Laura Thomson said in a statement that the region remains “former students and outstanding athletes” in its thoughts and prayers. She identified Markwood as a 2022 graduate, and she “had a lasting impact on the regional community” as an athlete and a “character person” and said he was the football team’s MVP in his senior year.
Thomson said Mark Wood “is known for his resilience, strength, and friendliness. He is a friend of all people—someone who raises others and faces challenges with courage and grace.”
Mark Wood fell on the warning track in the right field when Buccaneers star Andrew McCutchen led Pittsburgh 4-3 in the seventh inning. The player began to waving for the medical staff frantically and point at the man.
Pirates and Bears trainers as well as PNC staff are both inclined to Markwood for about five minutes before evacuating it from the cart. He was taken to the Trauma Center at Allegheny General Hospital and stayed there Thursday.
Pittsburgh owner Bob Nutting said the club felt "deeply sad" and "really sad" about what he called a "terrible accident."
“In times like this, we must unite and support each other and let him and his loved ones participate in our prayers,” Nutting said in a statement. “We also want to thank and thank the first responders for their efforts, eager to pay attention and provide him with compassionate care.”
According to Brian Warecki, vice president of Pirate Communications, the railing along the Clement wall to the right is three feet (36 inches), exceeding the 26-inch building regulations.
Fans sat in the front row of the Clement Wall on Thursday ahead of the series finale between the two teams.
McCutchen, who was selected for five-time All-Star and franchise icon, said Thursday that the team had “devastated”, adding that they prayed together after the game. When asked to describe his point of view on the sequence, McCappon refused, saying he tried not to consider it and was more focused on the health of men.
"We just hope he can provide him with the best," he said. "I hope he can do it because he is the reason we are here. He is the reason we play the game. People who show their support can do what we love, partly because of him and the fans. So, I just pray that he is okay."
Buccaneers manager Derek Shelton and Cubs manager Craig Counsell reminded the referee immediately after the game.
"Even if it's 350 feet or anywhere, I mean the fact of how it fell and then it was motionless as the game went on, I mean Craig saw it, I saw it. "I think the referee saw it because of the way it played. This is very unfortunate. This is an understatement. ”
Players from both teams can be seen praying while McCutchen holds the cross hanging from his neck when Markwood was taken away.
He paused for several minutes while receiving medical treatment, but no formal shutdown.
Medical staff will work with the man’s family to provide any medical updates about the fan, police said.
In the past, fans died in the past from the steep waterfall at the baseball field.
In 2015, Atlanta Braves season ticket holder Gregory K. That was when firefighter Shannon Stone, who was playing with his 6-year-old son, reached out and fell 20 feet in the stands in the Texas Rangers' front stadium.
Both events were reviewed on the defensive rail heights of the stadium. The Rangers filed their lawsuit, while the Brave filed a lawsuit with Muri's family.
A spectator died after an escalator fell on the escalator during the 2022 NFL game at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.