Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee stopped at LAX airport over paperwork issue
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San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was briefly stopped at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday for what the team described as a “paperwork issue.”
According to multiple reports, Lee was stopped on his way back to the United States from his home in South Korea due to missing paperwork.
Jung Hoo Lee of the San Francisco Giants will be transferred to St. Louis on September 6, 2025. St. Louis, Missouri. He hit a single in the third inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
His manager Scott Boras said: San Francisco Chronicle He said the incident “wasn’t political or anything like that” and that he was released about an hour later after the paperwork issue was resolved.
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“We’re working politically, with immigration and the Giants, to get verification,” Boras told the press before the issue was resolved. “I’m not sure what was missing, but it was something to do with the proper paperwork. I think he forgot one of the documents.”
The Giants released a statement saying Lee “had a brief travel issue at LAX due to a paperwork issue.”
General view of the air traffic control tower at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Air traffic controllers are working without pay as the government shutdown extends beyond 30 days in Inglewood, California, on October 31, 2025. (Michael Yanow/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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“The matter was quickly clarified with the relevant authorities and he has since been given permission to continue his travel. We appreciate the professionalism of all parties involved.”
Lee, 27, signed a six-year deal with the Giants in December 2023, but missed most of his rookie season in 2024 after undergoing season-ending surgery for a shoulder dislocation. The deal was reportedly worth $113 million.
Jung Hoo Lee (51) of the San Francisco Giants is photographed before the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 23, 2025. (John Fisher/Getty Images)
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He batted .266 with eight home runs and 55 RBIs with 10 stolen bases in 150 games last season, despite the Giants missing the playoffs for the fourth straight season.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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