Shinnosuke Abe, 47, was arrested on 25 May for allegedly grabbing his daughter and forcing her to the floor at their home in Tokyo\u2019s Shibuya Ward, local media reported. <\/p>\n
After he was released on Tuesday, Mr Abe addressed a press conference where he announced his resignation and apologised for \u201ctarnishing the proud tradition of Giants managers\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cI caused tremendous concern and inconvenience to baseball fans, people involved in professional baseball<\/a> and the organisation because of family-related problems. I sincerely apologise,\u201d the coach added.<\/p>\n Mr Abe\u2019s resignation came after the team\u2019s owner, Toshikazu Yamaguchi, said they had \u201cdetermined he cannot remain as manager.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cWe view the act of violence very seriously,\u201d Mr Yamaguchi said in a statement. <\/p>\n The Giants president Toru Kunimatsu also apologised and said they would consider disciplinary action against Mr Abe. <\/p>\n Police said Mr Abe was \u201cfurious\u201d when he asked his daughters, aged 18 and 15, to be quiet but they did not listen and talked back to him. <\/p>\n Nikkei Asia reported that Mr Abe was intoxicated at the time.<\/p>\n The 18-year-old subsequently contacted a child guidance centre alleging that she had been assaulted by her father. Child guidance centres are local government bodies that respond to suspected cases of abuse. <\/p>\n The centre made an emergency call to police at around 7pm local time. <\/p>\n