Matsui personally donated $ 500,000 towards charity relief for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake . He also donated $ 620,000 to relief efforts for victims of the earthquake and tsunami of 2011 in the Tōhoku region of Japan . On March 21 , 2015 , Matsui and former teammate Derek Jeter held a baseball charity event to support children affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami , at the Tokyo Dome . The event included a baseball clinic and a home run derby between Matsui and Jeter
earthquake and tsunami of 2011
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Hideki Matsui