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Plane Carrying Dodgers Diverted To LAX After Mechanical Issue In Air

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A plane carrying the Los Angeles Dodgers made an unscheduled landing at LAX due to a mechanical issue on Sunday night.

The exact circumstances surrounding the mechanical issue were not immediately available, but the flight had departed San Diego, where the Dodgers finished up a series against the Padres, and was en route to Dallas.

A number of players took to social media to discuss the event.

A Dodgers spokesman commented on the event, stating, "It was not an emergency landing. We landed in LA due to a mechanical issue."

The team was being switched to a different plane to fly out to Dallas.

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