Boston Red Sox players and staff were left visibly distressed after a fan fell from the stands and into their bullpen during their game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Major League Baseball game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia was delayed for around 10 minutes on Friday night when a spectator fell over a protective railing and into the Red Sox team area whilst reaching for a baseball in the first inning of the game.
The fan was stretchered out of the bullpen and taken to a trauma center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital after tumbling one level from an open concourse when trying to retrieve a ball thrown his way. Red Sox players and staff were seen watching on concerned after the incident with one appearing to be wiping away tears.
