Chinooks seek host families for players

The Lakeshore Chinooks are looking  for local families to host college baseball players from throughout the nation this summer.

Nearly 50 players will take their turn on the Chinook’s roster from late May to mid-August, and many will need a place to call home.

Host families provide a room for the player, breakfast and lunch when the team is in town, and sometimes transportation to and from the ballpark. Families become part of the team by providing personal support for young men, many of whom are spending their first summer away from home.

Chinooks Host Family Coordinator Steve Bazelon meets individually with each prospective family to explain the program and  help determine a good match with the players.

Families are needed for the entire summer but also for limited-contract players who stay for a shorter portion of the summer.

The team has established protocols and guidelines that host families and players must follow due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Staff members will discuss the protocols with all interested and returning host families.

Immediate family members receive complimentary tickets to all home games, special outings at Kapco Park, merchandise discounts and guaranteed giveaway items, along with a free subscription for the Northwoods

League streaming service so they can follow their players on the road.

Families may get to know a future major League Baseball player. The Chinooks have eight alumni in the big leagues.

For more information, visit https://northwoodsleague.com/lakeshore-chinooks/community/host-family-pr... or contact the Chinooks’ office at (262) 618-4659.