Oakland Athletics designated hitter, Hideki Matsui, infused some cash into the earthquake and tsunami relief fund by donating 50 million yen ($620,000 USD) to the Japanese Red Cross, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.

Matsui gave the same amount in 2004 after the deadly Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. In 2007 he donated 10 million yen ($62,000 USD) when an earthquake struck the western coast of Japan.

The former star of the Nippon Professional Baseball league donates on the heels of fellow country man Ichiro Suzuki. Last week, Ichiro donated 100 million yen ($1.25 million) to the Japanese Red Cross to assist in the relief efforts.