WESTLAKE, Ohio (AP) -A minor league baseball player will spend the summer with a large host family – the residents of an Ohio assisted living facility.
Lake Erie Crushers pitcher Josh Faiola (fay-OH’-luh) will stay at The Belvedere, a complex for seniors west of Cleveland.
The Crushers have a host family program for players during the season. The Belvedere owner Cindy Griffiths-Novak says she heard about the program and thought it would benefit both a ball player and the residents.
Faiola was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 2006, tore his labrum and was released in March. He and wife, Allison, have been provided a suite at The Belevedere that normally costs $5,000 per month and includes a kitchenette and flat-screen TV.
The residents have tickets to opening day.
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Information from: The Chronicle-Telegram, http://www.chronicletelegram.com
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