Abe resigns as Giants manager after arrest over family altercation

TOKYO - Shinnosuke Abe -- manager of the Yomiuri Giants, Japan's oldest and most storied professional baseball team -- stepped down Tuesday following his arrest over an altercation with his daughter.

The popular Tokyo team, viewed as Japan's closest equivalent to the New York Yankees, accepted Abe's offer to resign for, as he said, "tarnishing the proud tradition of Giants managers."