Yomiuri Giants manager Shinnosuke Abe arrested for assaulting daughter

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/abe-shinnosuke/pxc3Okj6/"]Abe[/a] allegedly grabbed his 18-year-old daughter and forced her to the floor at their home in central Tokyo on Monday evening, reported national broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News, citing unnamed police sources.[/p][p]The 47-year-old former star catcher, who is among baseball-obsessed Japan's most recognised sports figures, was released early Tuesday, the reports said.[/p][embed guid="e72a73bc-97ad-47a0-9280-d4d1df8e6fba" url="https://x.com/japantimes/status/2058999833222865200?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Tokyo Metropolitan Police declined to comment when contacted by AFP. The team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.[/p][p]Abe reportedly told investigators that he was trying to mediate a fight between his daughters, aged 18 and 15, Kyodo said.[/p][p]He allegedly had been drinking and became furious after his older daughter talked back to him, then was arrested at home in front of his daughters and wife, Kyodo said.[/p][p]His 18-year-old daughter reported the incident to child protective services, the Mainichi Shimbun said.[/p][embed guid="a6c2e8f2-4aa9-4b6d-ad71-889b1d87b023" url="https://x.com/yakyucosmo/status/2059106671381946805?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/yomiuri-giants/WpwP6WBh/"]Giants[/a] are Japan's oldest and arguably most popular baseball team, often compared to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-yankees/SrC4LDIT/"]New York Yankees[/a].[/p][p]Giants president Toru Kunimatsu issued a statement saying violence cannot be tolerated, local media reported, and that the team will be considering what steps to take next.[/p]