Fan Hospitalized After Falling into Royals Bullpen

A fan was hospitalized after falling from the right field stands into the Kansas City Royals' visiting bullpen during Wednesday night's Major League Baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field in Chicago. The incident caused a brief delay in the top of the fourth inning, with runners on first and second and none out.

White Sox personnel attended to the fan on site before transporting him from the bullpen on a stretcher to a local hospital for further treatment, according to a team statement. "Tonight's game was delayed in the fourth inning to allow White Sox personnel to treat a fan who had fallen in the visiting team's bullpen," the statement said. "The fan has been transported to a local hospital for additional treatment." No immediate updates on the fan's condition were available.

The Royals' relievers had moved to a far corner of the bullpen, away from the landing area, which was vacant at the time. Royals reliever Nick Mears described the scene after the game. "From what I've heard, the fan was kind of standing up on the edge of the bullpen, and kind of just went over," Mears said. "Then saw him lying there." Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino expressed...