Tatsunori Hara took responsibility Friday for his team's dismal showing this year, stepping down as manager of the Yomiuri Giants.
Tatsunori Hara
As the 45-year-old Hara told reporters at a press conference in Tokyo that he was resigning, Yomiuri owner Tsuneo Watanabe introduced former Giants pitcher Tsuneo Horiuchi as the new manager.
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