Gofundme Reels In Donations For Hospitalized Pirates Fan Who Fell From Stands

A GoFundMe has begun successful efforts to thief salary for aesculapian expenses for nan 20-year-old man who fell from nan stands of a Pittsburgh Pirates crippled this week.

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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An opening time crowd watches a shot crippled betwixt nan Pittsburgh Pirates and nan New York Yankees astatine PNC Park successful Pittsburgh, Friday, April 4, 2025.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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. 

Pittsburgh Public Safety said later Wednesday that nan instrumentality was successful captious condition.

A female identified arsenic Jennifer Phillips is listed arsenic nan organizer of nan fundraiser.

"I americium penning this coming pinch a dense bosom but besides pinch hope," Phillips wrote. "Our nine has made it truthful easy to judge an individual aliases a business pinch societal media which is ever conscionable an opinion. Please ever retrieve that this individual whitethorn beryllium very typical to galore different group . Can you ideate what their loved ones are going done and felling? [sic] I cognize this young man very good and I cognize that he is very beardown but he is besides battling for his young life. Please beryllium considerate during this tragic time."

Phillips said nan donations will "assist pinch immoderate aesculapian bills and financial hardships that this family is experiencing correct now."

Stadium information and Pittsburgh Pirates aesculapian unit carted a instrumentality who fell from nan stands to nan section to an ambulance arsenic nan Pirates batted against nan Chicago Cubs during nan seventh inning astatine PNC Park. (Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images)

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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 taken retired of nan stadium.

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 and successful shock. Cubs players took a knee while nan instrumentality was being attended to.

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, #22 of nan Pittsburgh Pirates, looks connected aft a instrumentality fell from nan stands during nan seventh inning against nan Chicago Cubs astatine PNC Park connected April 30, 2025, successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (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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