{"id":2416565,"date":"2026-05-14T14:46:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2416565"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:46:57","slug":"white-sox-fan-hospitalized-after-scary-fall-10-12-feet-into-royals-bullpen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/white-sox-fan-hospitalized-after-scary-fall-10-12-feet-into-royals-bullpen\/","title":{"rendered":"White Sox fan hospitalized after scary fall 10-12 feet into Royals bullpen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-3803667\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/chicago-white-sox\">Chicago White Sox<\/a> notched their fourth straight win after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/chicago-white-sox\/white-sox-news-colson-montgomery-makes-bold-claim-about-chicago-al-central-chances\">beating the Kansas City Royals, 6-5<\/a>, in a thrilling encounter at Rate Field on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The win, however, was marred by a scary incident at the bottom of the third inning after a fan fell into the bullpen of the Royals.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from ESPN&#8217;s Bradford Doolittle, the fan stumbled <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/48764264\/fan-white-sox-game-hospitalized-fall-visiting-bullpen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over a railing<\/a> after getting up from his seat during Chase Meidroth&#8217;s sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n<p>The game was not stopped until the top of the fourth inning. The fan fell from 10 to 12 feet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter Royals shortstop\u00a0Bobby Witt Jr. walked, the game was halted when a stadium official flagged the attention of umpire crew chief Chris Conroy, alerting him to the incident unfolding in the bullpen. Both managers were summoned from their respective dugouts for an explanation,\u201d wrote Doolittle.<\/p>\n<p>The fan was rushed to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The White Sox have yet to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OfIoivSlPyA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issue a statement<\/a> or provide an update, as of writing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe medics were called to the visitors&#8217; bullpen to provide treatment, while White Sox officials were briefed on the medical emergency,\u201d said ABC Chicago 7&#8217;s Lissette Nu\u00f1ez.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fan falls into visiting bullpen at Rate Field in Chicago\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OfIoivSlPyA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The MLB has repeatedly reminded teams to ensure the safety of fans in stadiums, urging them to continue educating spectators about possible dangers.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Mears said they prioritized the fan&#8217;s condition after learning about what happened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBaseball is just a game. Obviously, human lives are something different. Just created space for all of the people to come in and try to help him out,\u201d said Mears, as quoted by Doolittle.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/chicago-white-sox\/white-sox-news-colson-montgomery-not-surprised-munetaka-murakami-mlb-superstardom\">The White Sox improved to 21-21<\/a> and reached .500 for the first time since March 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Chicago White Sox notched their fourth straight win after beating the Kansas City Royals, 6-5, in a thrilling encounter at Rate Field on Wednesday.  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