Fan injured after falling from bleachers at Cubs game


Tony Crumpton Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor -

A fan fell onto the warning track from the right field bleachers at Wrigley Field around 7:14 p.m. CT on Thursday night.

The injured patron was laid out on the warning track and three medical staff members put a neck brace on him and carted the fan away to receive medical attention at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

The Cubs-Braves game is currently in a rain delay and has not started yet. It is a makeup game of an April 30 contest that was postponed because of inclement weather.

Update 9:23 p.m. CT - Cubs statement says team is "unable to provide further comment on his condition at this time."

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