Alleged Assault Occurred While Breaking Up Sisters’ Fight
Police Dispatched After Report from Child Consultation Center
Shinnosuke Abe, manager of the Yomiuri Giants, the most popular team in Japanese professional baseball, was arrested by police on suspicion of assaulting his eldest daughter but has since been released. News of the arrest of a current manager who was once a star player representing Japanese baseball has shocked both the local community and the baseball world.
On the 25th, major Japanese media outlets including NHK reported that Manager Abe was arrested in the act at his home in Shibuya, Tokyo, in the afternoon, on suspicion of assaulting his 18-year-old eldest daughter, who lives with him.
Shinnosuke Abe is a former franchise star and manager of the Yomiuri Giants. After joining Yomiuri in 2001, he played exclusively for the team for 19 years, recording a total of 2,282 games, a batting average of 0.284, 2,132 hits, 406 home runs, and 1,285 RBIs.
The incident reportedly occurred while Abe was trying to break up a fight between his eldest and his 15-year-old second daughter. The child consultation center notified the police with a report that said, “I was assaulted by my father.” Police officers who responded to the scene arrested Manager Abe. It is reported that Abe admitted to the charges during questioning. Police released him after midnight on the 26th and plan to continue the investigation without detaining him. Some Japanese media have reported that the eldest daughter did not sustain any visible injuries.
The Yomiuri Giants promptly issued an apology and began efforts to manage the situation. Toru Kunimatsu, the team’s representative, stated, “Violence can never be tolerated, and we take this matter extremely seriously,” adding, “We apologize to all professional baseball stakeholders and fans for causing such a serious incident just before the start of the interleague series.” He also said they would consider disciplinary action, including Abe’s status as manager. On the 26th, Yomiuri is scheduled to play its first interleague game against the SoftBank Hawks at Tokyo Dome. The team plans to have Hideki Hashigami, the chief offense coach, serve as acting manager.
Manager Abe is a former franchise star of the Yomiuri Giants. After joining Yomiuri in 2001, he spent 19 years with the same team, accumulating 2,282 games, a batting average of .284, 2,132 hits, 406 home runs, and 1,285 RBIs in his career. In 2012, he was named Central League MVP and contributed to the team’s Japan Series victory. After retiring, he began his coaching career and was appointed as the first-team manager in 2024, leading the team to a league championship in his first year.
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He is also well known among Korean fans for his connection with Lee Seung-yuop, former manager of the Doosan Bears. The two played together for Yomiuri from 2006 to 2010, and ahead of the 2026 season, Manager Abe brought Lee on as the first-team hitting coach. It is extremely rare in Japanese professional baseball for an active manager to be arrested during the season on charges of domestic violence. There is considerable attention on how the Yomiuri Giants will decide on Abe’s future and the level of disciplinary action to be taken.
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