A's pitcher Sean Doolittle and his girlfriend, Eireann Dolan, spent the night before Thanksgiving hosting Syrian refugees for a holiday meal in Chicago.
Along with 17 Syrian refugee families, the party was also attended by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Alderman Edward Burke. Dolan posted photos of the event on her Instagram account, several of which featured attendees holding up handwritten notes thanking the couple for their generosity.
"Chicago is so lucky to have 17 Syrian refugee families now officially calling it home," Dolan wrote on Instagram. "We thought we'd officially welcome them with one of our greatest American traditions, Thanksgiving.