Tino Martinez has resigned as hitting coach of the Miami Marlins amid controversy.
Player complaints that Martinez verbally abused them recently became public.
In one instance, Martinez acknowledged he angrily grabbed a player.
"I want to apologize to the Marlins organization for my behavior," he said. "I have made some comments to certain players at certain times that I thought was more constructive criticism. Obviously, they didn't feel that way, and it kind of backfired on me."
Martinez offered to resign earlier, but team owner Jeffrey Loria wanted him to stay on the job.
Via Associated Press