Pirates Fan Falls from Right Field Bleachers at PNC Park, Transported to Hospital

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in Wednesday's game, but attention was on far more than the final score after a fan fell from the right-field bleachers during the contest.

The Pirates released a statement revealing the fan was taken to the hospital.

"Tonight, during the seventh inning of the game at PNC Park, an adult male fell from the right field bleachers onto the field of play," the statement said.

"Pittsburgh EMS, as well as the Pirates and Cubs athletic training teams and other PNC Park personnel reacted and responded immediately and administered care. He was transported to Allegheny General Hospital. No further information is available at this time. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family."

The right-field wall in Pittsburgh is 21 feet high and known as the Clemente Wall in honor of Pirates legend Roberto Clemente, who wore No. 21 during his playing career.

According to the Associated Press, players started waving for medical personnel as soon as it happened with the man lying on the warning track.

Pirates manager Derek Shelton and Cubs manager Craig Counsell alerted the umpire crew to what was happening.

"Even though it’s 350 feet away or whatever it is, I mean the fact of how it went down and then laying motionless while the play is going on, I mean Craig saw it, I saw it. We both got out there," Shelton said, per the Associated Press. "I think the umpires saw it because of the way it kicked. It's extremely unfortunate. That’s an understatement."

Wednesday was the second game of a three-game series between the National League Central rivals.

They finish their series Thursday at 12:35 p.m. ET.