Top Japan baseball manager resigns after assault

AFP – Shinnosuke Abe, manager of the Yomiuri Giants, one of Japan’s most popular baseball teams, takes part in a news conference in Tokyo today.

The manager of the Yomiuri Giants, one of Japan’s most popular baseball teams, was arrested for allegedly assaulting his daughter, local media reported today.

Shinnosuke Abe allegedly grabbed his 18-year-old daughter and forced her to the floor at their home in central Tokyo, NHK and Kyodo News reported, citing unnamed police sources.