CHICAGO — A man, who was wearing a plastic bucket on his head when a large metal pin fell from Wrigley Field’s centerfield scoreboard during a Chicago Cubs game, said he feels lucky to be alive.
Kyle McAleer was sitting with his family and friends under the manual scoreboard when he was hit by a 6- to 8-inch pin during last week’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The 20-year-old Iowa man said he began wearing the bucket with his family as a “rally cap” after he saw former Cubs player Starlin Castro wear one a few years ago.
McAleer said he put the bucket on his head about a half-inning before his injury. He said he believes he might have been killed without it.
“It might have fractured my skull. It definitely could have been fatal. I am extremely lucky,” McAleer said.
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Cubs spokesman Julian Green said the incident occurred when a loose pin that rolled out of the scoreboard when a tile was being changed. The scoreboard is now secure, Green said.
The Cubs have sent McAleer some gifts, including a jersey. McAleer praised the team for their quick response, but said no decision has been made about legal action.
“If it was any other injury than a head injury, chances are this already would have been settled,” McAleer said. “But the fact it was a head injury and there’s still a definite possibility I could suffer concussion symptoms within a couple of weeks or months after the incident.”
