We have some sad news to bring you tonight. As ESPN and others have reported, a fan fell from the upper deck onto the field-level seats at Turner Field during Saturday night’s game between the Yankees and the Braves. ESPN’s Wallace Matthews describes the fan as a man in his early 60’s. He died after being taken to a hospital.
Witnesses say the fan had been drinking, and was heckling Alex Rodriguez before falling. The fall was estimated at approximately 50 feet. He was tended to by medical personnel at the stadium for about 10 minutes before he was taken out on a stretcher.
It’s the second fan fatality in three years at Turner Field. In August 2013, a 30-year-old fan fell approximately 65 feet during a Phillies-Braves game.
We offer our condolences to the fan’s family and friends, as well as those who witnessed the accident on Saturday night.
