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.
In Japanese professional baseball, acts such as managers and coaches hitting, kicking, and verbally abusing players were long tolerated as part of coaching.
PL Gakuen's baseball team won seven combined Koshien championships and produced the legendary KK duo of Kiyohara and Kuwata. However, repeated revelations of violence and bullying within the team led to its effective abolition in 2016.