UPDATE: More good news here in this latest update:
#Pirates update on injured fan: She was "conscious and alert at the time of transport, graciously thanking her caregivers." Good news.
— Bill Brink (@Bill_Brink2) April 21, 2015
8:26 p.m. ET: Play has resumed in Pittsburgh after a delay of 23 minutes.
The fan was taken away on a stretcher and the early word is encouraging. Here’s hoping for more good news:
Woman hit in head with Castro's foul ball taken from field. Appears to be conscious. Friend next to her gives thumbs up to crowd.
— Gordon Wittenmyer (@GDubMLB) April 21, 2015
8:21 p.m. ET: Tonight’s Cubs-Pirates game is currently in a delay after a woman was hit in the back of the head by a foul ball in the top of the second inning.
The accident occurred right behind home plate as the fan appeared to be getting back into her seat. As Travis Sawchik of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review notes, the ball didn’t go through the netting behind home plate, but the woman was close enough to it that she was still struck. She is currently getting medical attention.
We’ll pass along more information when we have it.
