Fan Injured in Fall From Second Deck

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A male spectator fell from the second deck onto the field level seats while leaning to catch a foul ball at Rangers Ballpark during the fifth inning of Tuesday night's game between the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers.

Rangers executive vice-president/communications John Blake said the spectator was "able to move all his extremities and was responsive to paramedics."

Texas' Nelson Cruz fouled a ball into the first row of seats in the club level along the first-base line, and the fan attempted to snag the ball before losing his balance and tumbling about nine metres onto the seats below.

Paramedics were on the scene quickly to attend to the fan, who was strapped to a stretcher and taken by ambulance to John Peter Smith Hospital.

The game was stopped for 16 minutes and several players on the field looked shaken.

Four people in the lower deck were struck when the spectator fell and were treated at the ballpark for minor injuries.

Guard rails are there for a reason...you don't freakin lean over them to a point where you might fall over. Tbh, I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often with the amount of dumbasses in the world.

Dumbass fans+too much beer=this. I would be pissed off if I got hurt because the dude fell on me. Stuff like this is going to make the game worse for every fan. Soon we will probably see taller gaurd rails and maybe even a giant net infront of the upper decks.