a TV . `` Then they changed their tune , '' he said . `` They were like ` That 's awesome . Are they any other vacancies ? ' '' Like many of the players in the independent Frontier League who do n't rake in the big bucks , Faiola is living with a host family . But his host family is a little different . Most of the players live with families with younger children . But in his case , Faiola is the young one -- about 55 years younger than the rest of his `` roommates . '' Eighty-four-year-old Meda Dennis , who has been living in the center for four years , said Faiola 's arrival is the most exciting thing to happen since a good Elvis impersonator showed up . `` It 's been quite exciting because he 's young and new and interesting and we 're old , '' she joked . Faiola made his way to the assisted living center in Westlake , Ohio , near Cleveland , with the help of Cindy Griffiths-Novak . She heard the new local baseball team was looking for host families for the players . But
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- When pitcher Josh Faiola walks out of the dugout on opening day with the Lake Erie Crushers , he 'll already have a large group of fans in the stands -- his new roommates at the Belvedere of Westlake assisted living facility . Pitcher Josh Failoa stands as residents and friends of The Belvedere of Westlake welcome him Tuesday . The 25-year-old , who was drafted in 2006 by the Baltimore Orioles and is trying to work his way to the majors , admits he was caught a little off guard when he was told about his new housing situation . `` At first I was like , ` OK , that 's a little different , ' '' he said . `` I was taken aback at first . '' And he was also the butt of a couple jokes from his teammates . `` They were saying things like ` So what 's the deal ? Do you have to go to bed early ? ' '' Faiola said . But then he told them about his room -- a large suite , with his own kitchenette , washer and dryer , furniture and