Fans fall from the stands during Pittsburgh Pirates MLB game
Pittsburgh police said the man was in a critical state after falling from the outfield stands during seven innings of the MLB game.
During the Pirates Cubes game on April 30th in Pittsburgh, fans who fell on the correct field stand and warning track were identified as Bag Markwood.
A spokesman for the South Allegheny School District told the Pittsburgh Tribune Review and Athletic that Markwood, a 2022 graduate of South Allegheny High School, is a felled fan.
“Everyone in South Allegheny will say he’s a hardworking, resilient young man. He’s a fighter. He needs that resilience now. But he has it,” Laura Thomson told the Tribune Review. “He touched a lot of lives in South Allegheny. We’re a small community. He’s a common name here. Everyone knows him.
“He has prayer and support from the South Allegheny community.”
Pittsburgh Public Safety said on the morning of May 1 that Markwood was “in a critical state.”
“The Pittsburgh Police do not anticipate providing additional updates to the public,” he added.
Markwood was a standout football player at South Allegheny High School in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. He was on the roster of the Walsh University Football Team in 2022 and the Wheeling University Football Team in 2023. Both schools have Division II programs. His Wheeling Bio says he appeared in five games for the Cardinals in 2023.