Donations are being made in honor of the victims of the earthquakes that devastated western Japan on New Year’s Day by Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Dodgers revealed via an Instagram post that Ohtani, who will be contributing personally, is working with the organization and Guggenheim Baseball, the team’s ownership group, on the donation.

The squad posted on Thursday, saying, “Our thoughts are with all of Japan in the wake of this tragedy.”

Japanese athlete Ohtani, who has been competing in the United States since 2018, stated that his donation will be made independently of the team’s.

Ohtani posted a statement on social media saying, “I would like to thank those who have joined in the recovery effort, and my hope is that we continue to come together to support those whose lives have been upended.” “I pray for the prompt recovery of the missing and the reconstruction of the affected areas.”

A number of earthquakes, the strongest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, struck the Ishikawa coast, killing 94 people, forcing approximately 33,000 others to flee their homes, and leaving over 200 people missing.

Ohtani maintains his ties to Japan. The two-way MLB player was given a stamp and postcard set by his home country in recognition of the record-breaking 10-year, $700 million contract he inked with the Dodgers in December.

More than 60,000 baseball gloves were given to 20,000 elementary schools in Japan by Ohtanu back in November. He made a donation to the Japan Mask Project, an effort to provide masks to medical personnel, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.