By Maren Angus-Coombs
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The Los Angeles Dodgers arrived at Incheon Airport in South Korea on Friday and manager Dave Roberts received an unpleasant welcome as a bystander threw an egg in his direction.
The incident was caught on video and posted on X (formerly Twitter).
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The egg crossed ahead of his path and missed him but according to Jeeho Yoo, an English sportswriter for Yonhap News, police and airport authorities are trying to find out more information about the incident.
Another angle on X (formerly Twitter) shows Roberts watching the egg fly past him. He turns and looks around in the direction where it came from with a surprised look on his face.
When the Dodgers and San Diego Padres arrived, both teams were greeted by fans and media which is customary with athletes or celebrities because they are interviewed immediately after deplaning.
This isn't the first egg-throwing incident at Incheon Airport. In June 2018, fans pelted the national soccer team with a couple of eggs after they arrived home from the World Cup.
In South Korea, egg-throwing is considered assault.
"Throwing eggs is considered an assault," an official with the Incheon International Airport Police said at the time. "But it's also an offense which can't be prosecuted without the victim's objection."
Yonhap News also reported that even if the eggs didn't hit the players, legal authorities said throwing eggs can be considered an assault if the purpose was to harm someone.
As of now, there is no additional information regarding the incident.
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The Dodgers will play Korean teams in exhibition games on March 17 and 18 before opening the Major League Baseball regular season against the Padres on March 20 and 21.
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