{"id":27255,"date":"2025-05-09T19:48:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T19:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=27255"},"modified":"2025-05-09T19:48:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T19:48:46","slug":"pittsburgh-pirates-fan-who-fell-from-21-foot-wall-breaks-his-silence-says-everything-is-broken-and-he-cant-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=27255","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Pirates Fan Who Fell from 21-Foot Wall Breaks His Silence, Says \u2018Everything\u2019 Is Broken and He &#8216;Can&#8217;t Sleep&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-subheading text-utility-300\">The 20-year-old fell over the top of an outfield wall at PNC Park on Wednesday, April 30, and is still hospitalized due to injuries<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-article-meta-dynamic_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-article-meta-dynamic mntl-article-meta mntl-block pre-content\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div id=\"people-bylines_1-0\" class=\"comp people-bylines mntl-bylines text-utility-200\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/pittsburgh-pirates-fan-critical-condition-after-fall-ex-football-player-11727028\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Kavan Markwood<\/a>, the 20-year-old\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/fan-rushed-hospital-after-falling-stands-during-pittsburgh-pirates-game-11725487\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">who fell over the top of a 21-foot outfield wall<\/a>\u00a0at PNC Park\u00a0on Wednesday, April 30, has broken his silence.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Markwood shared during an interview with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/triblive.com\/sports\/pirates\/i-didnt-see-it-kavan-markwood-says-of-fall-from-clemente-wall-during-pirates-game\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Pittsburgh Tribune-Review<\/em><\/a>\u00a0published on Wednesday, May 7, that he has not watched footage of his fall.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/gEhSkNm0PBYb8U4VMIGtqsZ-T64=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(673x0:675x2):format(webp)\/kavan-markwood-tout-050525-cffc05b828e14757aa771b4882b2874e.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/gEhSkNm0PBYb8U4VMIGtqsZ-T64=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(673x0:675x2):format(webp)\/kavan-markwood-tout-050525-cffc05b828e14757aa771b4882b2874e.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Kavan Markwood\" width=\"1348\" height=\"900\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/gEhSkNm0PBYb8U4VMIGtqsZ-T64=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(673x0:675x2):format(webp)\/kavan-markwood-tout-050525-cffc05b828e14757aa771b4882b2874e.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/gEhSkNm0PBYb8U4VMIGtqsZ-T64=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(673x0:675x2):format(webp)\/kavan-markwood-tout-050525-cffc05b828e14757aa771b4882b2874e.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Kavan Markwood.<\/span>GoFundMe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The baseball fan fell as he cheered a Pirates\u2019 go-ahead double in the seventh inning.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/pirates-fans-new-video-of-fall-kavan-markwood\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">In a recently released video<\/a>\u00a0from the game, Markwood jumps in celebration of Andrew McCutchen\u2019s hit when gravity takes over as he pitches forward over the railing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">While he said he was &#8220;alright,&#8221; he told the news outlet that he &#8220;can&#8217;t really sleep&#8221; and has a &#8220;lot of back pain.&#8221; Although he expects to be released from the hospital in about a week, Markwood still has a lot of injuries he has to recover from.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New video of Pirates fan's 21-foot fall shows what led to accident\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PTLDHXHTiZ8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">During a press conference also on Wednesday, Allegheny General Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Al Philp said Markwood has sustained injuries to his skull, brain, spine, both sides of his ribs, and his lungs, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/pirates-fan-kavan-markwood-fall-medical-update\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">CBS Pittsburgh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Although Philp noted that it will take time for Markwood to heal, he said he has &#8220;progressed really, really well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;He&#8217;s at a point now where he&#8217;s off the breathing machine, he&#8217;s out of the intensive care unit, and he&#8217;s preparing to move to the next step, which will be physical therapy rehab. Seeing him recover so quickly has really been gratifying, frankly, ahead of schedule from what we would have anticipated given the real severity of his injuries,&#8221; Philp continued.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Speaking about his injuries to the\u00a0<em>Pittsburgh Tribune-Review<\/em>, Markwood said he felt like he had &#8220;broken everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Jennifer Phillips, the mother of Markwood\u2019s girlfriend Alonna,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/man-who-fell-21-feet-pirates-game-awake-long-road-ahead-11728117\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">has been documenting his progress<\/a>\u00a0via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-a-young-life-pnc-park-tragedy-fund\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">GoFundMe<\/a>. According to the\u00a0<em>Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,\u00a0<\/em>Markwood&#8217;s parents both died young. His father, Scott Markwood, died at the age of 37 in 2014, while his mother, Angela Rachelle Lawson, died in 2023 at 44.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_2-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/GrGHwriuCZlcSfzIJXVGRZuKJHI=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/pirates-fan-kavan-markwood-tout-050225-ed352f8bb5a043589f417cba31e8d74a.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/GrGHwriuCZlcSfzIJXVGRZuKJHI=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/pirates-fan-kavan-markwood-tout-050225-ed352f8bb5a043589f417cba31e8d74a.jpg 4000w\" alt=\" A fan is carted off the field after falling from the stands during the seventh inning of the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on April 30, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/GrGHwriuCZlcSfzIJXVGRZuKJHI=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/pirates-fan-kavan-markwood-tout-050225-ed352f8bb5a043589f417cba31e8d74a.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/GrGHwriuCZlcSfzIJXVGRZuKJHI=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/pirates-fan-kavan-markwood-tout-050225-ed352f8bb5a043589f417cba31e8d74a.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Photo of Kavan Markwood being carted off on April 30, 2025.<\/span>Joe Sargent\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In an update on Monday, May 5, Phillips said that Markwood had taken his first steps that day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;It\u2019s a slow, slow process, but seeing him up and moving was a huge win and definitely lifted everyone\u2019s spirits,&#8221; she added, noting that he had &#8220;plenty of obstacles ahead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">\u00a0PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But he\u2019s showing real strength, and we\u2019re staying hopeful for a smooth recovery. This will also require plenty of rest and following instructions from the great doctors, nurses and staff at the hospital,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">As of this writing, the campaign has raised over $51,000 of its $55,000 goal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The 20-year-old fell over the top of an outfield wall at PNC Park on Wednesday, April 30, and is still hospitalized due to injuries Kavan Markwood, the 20-year-old\u00a0who &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27255"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27257,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27255\/revisions\/27257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}