Fan Who Fell Over Wall Onto Field At Pirates Game 'awake And Alert,' Gofundme Says

The 20-year-old man who fell complete a wall and collapsed onto nan section astatine PNC Park successful Pittsburgh is "awake and alert," according to a GoFundMe page raising money for his aesculapian bills.

Kavan Markwood, a erstwhile assemblage shot player, was identified arsenic nan man who fell much than 20 feet onto nan right-field informing track.

Markwood flipped complete nan wall’s railing and fell onto nan section successful a crippled betwixt nan Pirates and Chicago Cubs. 

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Medical teams thin to a instrumentality astatine PNC Park who fell retired of nan stands during nan seventh inning of a crippled betwixt nan Pittsburgh Pirates and nan Chicago Cubs successful Pittsburgh Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

The GoFundMe was created earlier this week, and its organizer provided nan affirmative update connected Markwood.

"We are truthful relieved and grateful to stock immoderate encouraging news astir Kavan. As of this morning, Kavan is awake, alert, and capable to speak," Jennifer Phillips wrote. "After everything he’s been done since nan mishap connected Wednesday night, this advancement feels thing short of miraculous. 

"He still has a agelong roadworthy up of him, but coming brought a infinitesimal of dream that we’ve each been holding onto. Thank you each truthful overmuch for your prayers, support, and generosity. Please proceed to support him successful your thoughts arsenic he originates nan adjacent shape of recovery."

Play stopped instantly arsenic aesculapian unit sprinted to nan outfield to find a shirtless Markwood motionless connected nan informing track's ungraded pinch humor visible connected his face. Both teams’ trainers joined EMS to get him onto a cart and disconnected nan field. 

A instrumentality lies connected nan informing way successful correct section astatine PNC Park aft falling retired of nan stands during nan seventh inning of a crippled betwixt nan Pittsburgh Pirates and nan Chicago Cubs successful Pittsburgh Wednesday, April 30, 2025.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Pirates prima Andrew McCutchen deed a two-run double to put nan squad up 4-3 successful nan bottommost of nan inning, erstwhile players from his squad frantically tried to alert umpires and information that nan instrumentality was connected nan informing track. 

The crippled was paused for astir 10 minutes arsenic aesculapian unit arrived. The instrumentality was placed onto a backboard, loaded onto a aesculapian cart and transported retired nan stadium to a hospital.

A graphic video posted to societal media showed nan instrumentality tumbling complete nan railing and dropping astir 20 feet to nan ground. The TV broadcast showed McCutchen opinionated connected 2nd guidelines pinch his manus complete his caput successful evident shock. Cubs players took a knee while nan instrumentality was being examined

Markwood played for 2 Division II shot programs, Walsh University and Wheeling University. He played astatine Wheeling successful 2023, appearing successful 4 games, according to nan team’s site.

Andrew McCutchen of nan Pittsburgh Pirates aft a instrumentality fell from nan stands during nan seventh inning of a crippled against nan Chicago Cubs astatine PNC Park April 30, 2025, successful Pittsburgh. (Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

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"Truly dislike what happened tonight," McCutchen wrote connected societal media. "Cant thief but deliberation astir that guy, his family and friends. I believe coming for him. Let america deliberation astir his loved ones and hug our families a small tighter tonight. I dream he pulls thru. May God Bless you all. Good night."

Fox News' Scott Thompson and Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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