Yomiuri Giants Manager Resigns After Arrest for Alleged Assault

Shinnosuke Abe resigned as manager of the Yomiuri Giants after being arrested for the alleged assault of his 18-year-old daughter, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. The 47-year-old Abe, who was later released, apologized "for causing trouble because of my family matters" at a news conference where he announced he was stepping down.

The Yomiuri newspaper, which owns the team, said Abe allegedly grabbed his daughter by the collar and threw her to the floor while trying to stop her fighting with her younger sister at their home in Tokyo on Monday. The daughter contacted a child guidance center after asking an artificial intelligence app what to do, according to a statement she released Tuesday.

She said the center reported the incident to police, who arrived at the house hours later. "I broke down in tears seeing my father apprehended," she said in the statement. She added that she was not injured and that she and her father had reconciled.

Abe admitted to the allegation and was quoted as saying he lost his temper when he saw the two girls fighting. Abe led the Central League in batting average and RBIs in 2012, reached 2,000 career hits in 2017, and retired as a player in 2019 before becoming manager in 2024. Offensive chief coach Hideki Hashigami has been appointed acting manager, the Giants said.