Yomiuri Giants' Shun Yamaguchi was abruptly withdrawn from a game against the Chunichi Dragons on Tuesday over of a violent incident last week in which the pitcher is suspected to have been involved, according to the Central League ball club.
In the early hours of July 11, Yamaguchi visited a Tokyo hospital after sustaining a wound on his right hand from broken glass at a restaurant where he was celebrating his 30th birthday. He was apparently drunk at the time. At the hospital, Yamaguchi is suspected of damaging a door and injuring a security guard, a team spokesperson said.
Yomiuri said it is investigating the matter further and will bench Yamaguchi for the time being. The pitcher left the DeNA BayStars last offseason to join the Giants as a free agent.