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."The 47-year-old was taken into custody by police Monday for allegedly grabbing his 18-year-old daughter and forcing her to the floor at their home in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, an investigative source said. She was not injure…READ FULL ARTICLE
