{"id":2157,"date":"2025-05-07T01:04:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T01:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phithuongbatphu.com\/?p=2157"},"modified":"2025-05-07T01:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T01:30:16","slug":"pirates-security-guard-whips-fan-with-belt-during-stadium-fight-and-gets-suspended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.phithuongbatphu.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/pirates-security-guard-whips-fan-with-belt-during-stadium-fight-and-gets-suspended\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates security guard whips fan with belt during stadium fight and gets suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> stadium usher has been suspended after being seen using his belt to whip a fan during a fistfight at PNC Park on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The video begins by showing the usher and fan standing face-to-face in a heated argument before the staffer<\/a> punches the fan in the face multiple times.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Other fans are seen coming to break up the fight, but the pause is only temporary.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Just seconds later, the fan is seen spitting on the usher, who then takes off his belt and whips the fan with it multiple times.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Footage of the video was initially posted to TikTok. The original poster has deleted the footage, but it has been recirculated across social media.<\/p>\n

“Following the conclusion of yesterday\u2019s game, as the final few fans were exiting the ballpark, there was a verbal altercation between two male guests and a female food and beverage employee.\u00a0At that time, the ballpark game-day employee seen in the video attempted to intervene on her behalf,” Pirates senior vice president of communications Brian Warecki told Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We are aware of the unfortunate incident that occurred following the conclusion of yesterday\u2019s game between a PNC Park game-day employee and a guest.\u00a0The employee\u2019s behavior was entirely unacceptable, and he was immediately suspended.\u00a0This incident is currently under further investigation.”<\/p>\n

The incident came just days after another fan was severely injured during a Pirates game at PNC Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kavan Markwood, a 20-year-old ex-college football player, fell more than 20 feet over PNC Park\u2019s right field wall during a game against the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n

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The organizer of a GoFundMe page for Markwood shared an update on Saturday that he is improving.<\/p>\n

“After everything he\u2019s been through since the accident on Wednesday night, this progress feels nothing short of miraculous,” wrote organizer Jennifer Phillips, who once taught Markwood. “He still has a long road ahead of him, but today brought a moment of hope that we\u2019ve all been holding onto.”<\/p>\n

Amid all the chaos, the Pirates are trudging through a mediocre season. At 12-25, Pittsburgh sits in last place in the NL Central Division.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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