ATLANTA — Atlanta police say a fan has died after falling from the upper deck at Turner Field during a game between the Braves and New York Yankees.

Lt. Charles Hampton of the Atlanta Police Department homicide unit confirmed the death hours after the fall Saturday night.

Hampton said the man was in his early 60s. There was no immediate word on his identity pending notification of his next of kin.

Blood was on the concrete surface around the seats after the man was put on a backboard. Stadium medical personnel treated him for about 10 minutes, applying CPR. As they worked in a circle around the man, security officers cleared the area.

The man fell close to the area where players’ wives and families sit. The family members were escorted to a room near the clubhouse, and many were crying.

A security guard at the room holding the family members said the families saw the man try to hang onto a wire that runs from the protective net behind the plate to under the press box. The man then fell the rest of the way to the lower level seats.

Braves outfielder Cameron Maybin’s son was crying. A woman went to the Braves’ dugout and told catcher A.J. Pierzynski about the incident.

The wires and even the net shook for a few seconds immediately after Alex Rodriguez was introduced as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning. The man apparently fell from the upper deck, hit the wire and then fell farther into the seats.

The Braves said in a statement: “There was an accident during tonight’s game involving a fan. The fan was immediately treated at the scene and transported to a local hospital.”

ASTROS: Catcher Jason Castro went on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right quadriceps muscle. Castro was hurt the night before.

RANGERS: Outfielder Josh Hamilton, out with a sore left knee, took batting practice Saturday. He’s eligible to come off the DL on Monday, the day before rosters are expanded.

ROYALS: Manager Ned Yost says left fielder Alex Gordon is “getting close” to rejoining the AL Central-leading Royals after missing almost two months with a strained left groin.

DODGERS: Vin Scully says 2016 will be his last season in the broadcast booth for Los Angeles, which would mark the end of his record 67-year tenure with the same franchise.

ORIOLES: Shorstop J.J. Hardy (groin injury) rejoined the team while on the disabled list through Sept. 8. He’ll go through light workouts before swinging a bat or running.

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