Detroit Ferris Wheel Fails, Fans Trapped

The Ferris wheel at Comerica Park in Detroit got stuck Wednesday during the Tigers’ game against the Kansas City Royals, trapping people inside the ride for two hours.

Firefighters and emergency crews removed riders from the amusement ride with a cherry picker and a fire truck ladder. The work continued as a rainstorm hit and the game was delayed.

Rescuers got the last of the passengers off the wheel about 4 p.m. There were no reports of injuries, and no one was in danger, authorities said.

A parachutist broke an ankle in an accident during a pregame ceremony at Miller Park in Milwaukee.

Ralph Henderson, 51, of Delafield, Wis., failed to descend through the retractable roof and landed instead on a track beam next to the field lights several hundred feet off the ground.

Another parachutist missed Miller Park altogether, landing at the site of the old County Stadium several hundred yards to the south.

Atlanta assistant general manager Frank Wren is no longer a candidate to become general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates after telling owner Kevin McClatchy that his dream job is to be the Brave GM. . . . The New York Yankees traded pitcher Brian Boehringer to the San Francisco Giants for catcher Bobby Estalella and minor league pitcher Joe Smith. . . . Texas Ranger reliever J.D. Smart will have surgery next week to repair a partial tear of his right rotator cuff, and is expected to miss the rest of the season. . . . Atlanta right-hander Kevin Millwood pitched three perfect innings in a rehab start for Class-A Macon. Millwood, on the disabled list since May 7 because of an inflamed right shoulder, struck out five and made 38 pitches--29 for strikes. . . . Outfielder Stan Javier was put on the 15-day disabled list by the Seattle Mariners, who called up right-hander Joel Pineiro from triple-A Tacoma. Javier, 37, pinched a tendon in the back of his left knee Monday. . . . Left-hander Sterling Hitchcock was activated by the San Diego Padres and made his first start since reconstructive elbow surgery on June 6, 2000. . . . Babe Ruth’s grandson, Rich Pirone, who relatives say bore a remarkable resemblance to the Sultan of Swat, died Monday of a stroke in Meriden, Conn. He was 51.