Fan injured after apparently falling from Wrigley bleachers

CHICAGO -- A fan tried to jump from the bleachers at Wrigley Field when he slipped and landed face first on the warning track during a rain delay.

The Cubs said in a statement the unidentified man was taken to an area hospital. His condition wasn't immediately known Thursday night.

The man, dressed in shorts and sneakers, was face down just in front of the ivy in right-center field when officials started running from the dugouts to assist him.

They immediately checked his pulse while a medic ran in from right field.

It took three people to turn the man over onto his back. They pulled up his shirt and stabilized his neck before strapping him onto a backboard and loading him into a cart.

The Cubs say they are in contact with the fan's family.

The incident occurred just after 7 p.m., about the scheduled start time. But the tarp was on the field because of earlier heavy rain.

The game eventually resumed, and the Braves beat the Cubs 4-3 in 11 innings.