Pirates fan speaks for 1st time since horrifying fall over wall at PNC Park

Kavan Markwood, the Pittsburgh Pirates instrumentality who fell implicit 20 feet onto the PNC Park informing way past week, has spoken for the archetypal clip since his horrifying accident. 

Markwood laid connected the ungraded successful close tract aft flipping aggregate times done the aerial during the seventh inning of the Pirates’ crippled against the Chicago Cubs. Other than the aesculapian unit from some teams and EMS moving retired to measure Markwood, the full ballpark was stunned by what they witnessed.

The 20-year-old suffered a breached neck, clavicle and backmost aft the accident, but Markwood said helium is "all right" contempt the agelong roadworthy to betterment ahead. 

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

"I can’t truly sleep. I person a batch of backmost pain," helium told TribLive. 

Markwood described his injuries arsenic "broken everything," which besides included a swollen hand. 

"I deliberation erstwhile I get home, I’ll conscionable enactment crystal connected it," helium added. 

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A GoFundMe was acceptable up by his girlfriend’s mother, Jennifer Phillips, and Markwood told TribLive that helium is grateful for each the enactment he’s gotten to assistance with aesculapian bills. 

As of Wednesday night, the GoFundMe relationship raised much than $51,000. 

Markwood took a large measurement successful his betterment connected Monday, walking for the archetypal time. 

A instrumentality is carted disconnected the tract aft falling from the stands during the seventh inning of the crippled betwixt the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates astatine PNC Park connected April 30, 2025 successful Pittsburgh. (Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

"He’s showing existent strength, and we’re staying hopeful for a creaseless recovery, Phillips wrote arsenic an update connected the GoFundMe page. "This volition besides necessitate plentifulness of remainder and pursuing instructions from the large doctors, nurses and unit astatine the hospital."

After the accident, Markwood was rushed to Allegheny General Hospital’s trauma unit, wherever helium was successful captious condition. 

Pittsburgh Public Safety labeled what happened arsenic an accident, arsenic fans astir Markwood said helium had gotten excited astir a Pirates’ rally during the crippled and proceeded to instrumentality his garment disconnected and determination brew connected himself earlier the fall, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

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 the team’s site. 

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

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Andrew McCutchen, who deed a treble conscionable earlier Markwood fell, sent a supplication retired connected X. 

"Truly hatred what happened tonight," helium wrote. "Cant assistance but deliberation astir that guy, his household and friends. I commune contiguous for him. Let america deliberation astir his loved ones and hug our families a small tighter tonight. I anticipation helium pulls thru. May God Bless you all. Good night."

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