(File Photo: Source for Photo: A fan is carted off the field at PNC Park after falling out of the stands during the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Pirates fan who fell from the stands onto PNC Park on Wednesday during the Pirates’ game against the Chicago Cubs is making progress in his recovery. According to the family of the man, he is able to speak and is both awake and alert. He also fractured his skull after the fall. A Pirates spokesperson confirms he was part of a group of four people at the game and one of them bought alcohol. A belief from the Pirates is that he drank two beers at the game.