P B ▁fans . ▁ ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁O rix ▁team ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁don ate ▁ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁y en ▁to ▁the ▁Research ▁Prom otion ▁Foundation ▁for ▁Sp ina ▁B if ida ▁and ▁H ydro ce phal us . ▁La R oc ca ▁revealed ▁how ▁he ▁offered ▁the ▁don ation ▁" I ▁want ▁to ▁rep ay ▁for ▁Japan " ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁his ▁wife . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁spring ▁camp , ▁he ▁quar re led ▁with ▁manager ▁Terry ▁Collins ▁about ▁pract icing ▁methods . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁in ▁Japan , ▁La R oc ca ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁travel ing ▁to ▁the ▁stad ium ▁by ▁train ▁or ▁bi ke . ▁ ▁O ften ▁stopping ▁to ▁take ▁pictures ▁with ▁fans ▁or ▁signing ▁aut ograph s . ▁ ▁La R oc ca ▁has ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁W ounded ▁War riors ▁Project ▁soft ball ▁game ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁on ▁the ▁celebr ity ▁team . ▁ ▁This ▁game ▁is ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁to ▁aid ▁veter ans ▁who ▁were ▁injured ▁in ▁combat . ▁ ▁Statistics ▁ ▁Batt ing ▁Performance ▁by ▁Year ▁▁ ▁* The ▁bold ▁in ▁each ▁year ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁in ▁league , ▁the ▁Ital ics ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁in ▁N P B ▁ ▁Def ensive ▁Performance ▁by ▁Year ▁ ▁Records ▁and ▁awards ▁ ▁Awards wards ▁▁ ▁All ▁Star ▁: ▁ 2 ▁times ▁( 2 0 0 4