San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained at the Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday night due to a paperwork issue, agent Scott Boras told the San Francisco Chronicle.
Boras told the paper Lee’s detainment was ‘not anything political or anything like that’ and Lee was released later Wednesday evening, USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale reported.
“We are working politically and with immigration and the Giants to get verifications,” Boras had told the Chronicle. “I’m not sure what was lacking but it was something with the proper paperwork. I think he just forgot one of the documents.”
The Giants told the Chronicle they were working to resolve the issue, as was California Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s office.
Lee was arriving back in California from South Korea ahead of a Giants fan event set to be held on Saturday.