Yomiuri manager Shinnosuke Abe was arrested on suspicion of assault on May 25, 2026, and resigned the next day. On June 15 prosecutors decided not to indict him, and on October 11 the club was reported to have asked him to return. This article sets out the quick first response and the unexplained return request from news reports and club statements.
In 2020, while NPB enforced strict behavioral restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple players were found to have violated curfews for dining and nightlife. The positive tests of Yomiuri players Hayato Sakamoto and Takumi Oshiro triggered scrutiny of discipline across the league.
Between 2015 and 2016, four active Yomiuri players were found to have been involved in illegal baseball gambling.
Brawls were once common in NPB. Retaliatory hit-by-pitches, assaults on umpires, and bench-clearing melees. This article explores how the league addressed violence and why brawls have declined.