On the 9th, Seibu Lions announced that the team and the players' association each donated 500,000 yen, totaling 1 million yen, through the Japan Committee for UNICEF, to support victims of the earthquake that struck Venezuela on June 24.

Seibu Lions The team has previously included several Venezuelan players and staff members, including Alex Cabrera and Ernesto Mejia. “As colleagues who have worked together to energize the baseball world, we made this donation to support those affected by the disaster and to aid in the restoration and reconstruction of the affected areas.Our company and the entire Players’ Association sincerely pray for the swift recovery and reconstruction of the affected areas,” the statement read in tribute.