{"id":171985,"date":"2026-04-21T16:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/171985\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:48:11","slug":"fan-sues-pittsburgh-pirates-and-pnc-park-after-fight-with-employee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/171985\/","title":{"rendered":"Fan sues Pittsburgh Pirates and PNC Park after fight with employee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYeah. No.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Fan sues Pittsburgh Pirates and PNC Park after fight with employee | VIDEO<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769026991_958_wgal.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WGAL logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 12:09 PM EDT Apr 21, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA fan has filed a lawsuit against the Pittsburgh Pirates and PNC Park after a fight with a park employee on May 4, 2023.The video (posted above) shows the fight between the fan, Patrick Egan, and park employee Raymond Stroud III.  In the lawsuit, Egan claims the incident began when his friend accidentally bumped into a female employee, which led to a verbal altercation. The female employee then called Stroud over to intervene, according to the suit.The video shows Stroud punching Egan multiple times and later removing his belt to whip him.  Stroud was suspended during an investigation into the incident last year.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tPITTSBURGH \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A fan has filed a lawsuit against the Pittsburgh Pirates and PNC Park after a fight with a park employee on May 4, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The video (posted above) shows the fight between the fan, Patrick Egan, and park employee Raymond Stroud III.  <\/p>\n<p>In the lawsuit, Egan claims the incident began when his friend accidentally bumped into a female employee, which led to a verbal altercation. The female employee then called Stroud over to intervene, according to the suit.The video shows Stroud punching Egan multiple times and later removing his belt to whip him.  <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"A lawsuit has been filed against the Pittsburgh Pirates and PNC Park over a May 2023 confrontation between fan Patrick Egan and park employee Raymond Stroud III.\" title=\"A lawsuit has been filed against the Pittsburgh Pirates and PNC Park over a May 2023 confrontation between fan Patrick Egan and park employee Raymond Stroud III. \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/96043be6-2d48-45cd-9f11-c44e38a71ffb.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tWitness video\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVideo captured the punches being thrown.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"A lawsuit has been filed against the Pittsburgh Pirates and PNC Park over a May 2023 confrontation between fan Patrick Egan and park employee Raymond Stroud III.\" title=\"A lawsuit has been filed against the Pittsburgh Pirates and PNC Park over a May 2023 confrontation between fan Patrick Egan and park employee Raymond Stroud III. \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/db6f5a6b-5aed-4d41-9fc9-30316c17d90f.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tWitness video\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt one point Stroud removed his belt and swung it at Egan.<\/p>\n<p>Stroud was suspended during an investigation into the incident last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yeah. 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