
Originally published bySouth China Morning Post
Shinnosuke Abe – manager of the Yomiuri Giants, Japan’s oldest and most storied professional baseball team – stepped down on Tuesday following his arrest on suspicion of assaulting his daughter.
Abe, 47, resigned as manager of the team, viewed as Japan’s closest equivalent to the New York Yankees, and apologised for “tarnishing the proud tradition of Giants managers”.
He was taken into custody by the Metropolitan Police Department for allegedly grabbing his 18-year-old daughter and forcing her...
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