Phillies

Fan Responsive, Taken to Hospital After Falling into Bullpen at Citizens Bank Park

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: May 5th, 2023 · 8:23 PM EDT

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The Phillies/Red Sox game was delayed Friday night when a fan fell into the Boston bullpen:

Phillies said the fan who sustained injuries after falling into bullpen in the first inning was transported to Jefferson Hospital for treatment and was conscious and responsive upon leaving the ballpark.

— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) May 6, 2023

Good news there.

They had EMTs and Phillies trainers on the scene right away. The fan got busted up pretty good and his right eye was swollen shut. You can see how far he fell here:

Looks like a fan fell over the railing into the bullpen at the Phillies VS Red Sox game causing a pause in play. More information to come.
Prayers for this young man 🙏 pic.twitter.com/293H0s4mv3

— BreadHeadBets🍞 (@BreadHeadBets) May 5, 2023

No official word yet on what exactly happened here. There’s some speculation online that there was a ball sitting on the ledge, and he fell trying to retrieve it, but that is not confirmed. I’m sure we’ll get an account from someone who was there and saw what happened, but at least the dude is okay. From the video they were showing, the Boston players seemed pretty shaken up. It definitely could have been much worse.

edit – I changed the headline because we don’t know if the guy is a Phils fan or Sox fan