Shohei Ohtani moved to the Dodgers this year, and with his past six seasons with the Angels, he has lived in Los Angeles for many years. He was impressed by the wildfire disaster. At an event at Dodger Field, Otani revealed that the wildfire spread to the vicinity of his residence, and that the fire could be seen from his home in the middle of the night, and that he was urged by the alarm bell to evacuate with his wife, Mamiko, and dog, Decoy. "The most important thing is to evacuate with my wife and Decoy," he said. ”

After spending about two weeks in a temporary shelter, Otani has now moved back to his accommodation. "We're back, the air is good and everything is back to normal," he said. In response to "LA Strong" and the team's "Love LA" operation, Ohtani went to the No. 69 fire station in Pasifik Palisades on the West Side of Los Angeles at the end of last month to express his gratitude to the firefighters and donated $500,000 (about NT$16.47 million) himself. His teammate, Freddie Freeman, also donated $300,000.

In addition, some Japanese media pointed out that in the photo with the firefighters, Ohtani seems to have lost some weight, which may be related to his living conditions in the shelter.

The 12 professional teams in Los Angeles donated US$8 million (about NT$260 million) to disaster relief in mid-January, with an average of only US$660,000 per team, a move that was widely ridiculed by American netizens (the Dodgers are worth $4.8 billion). About two weeks later, Dodgers owner Mark Walter and the team's foundation, through shareholder Magic Johnson, announced that they would continue to invest $100 million in huge donations to help victims in Southern California rebuild their homes, a move that was praised by netizens.