Baseball players reach out to nursing home residents

The father and sons trio plays ball

Every week day at two o'clock, you'll find chris stout and his boys in the same place.

The rochester family is using the sport of baseball as a way to give hope to a local nursing home.

Kimt news three's zach gilleland brings us a baseball story with just enough sporting romance to make crash davis proud.xx there is nothing chris stout and his sons cameron and elliot would rather do than play baseball.

"strike three on the inside corner" this year, though, baseball season never started for the stouts.

So now the stout squad is playing the game they adore before an unlikely but appreciative home crowd.

"we needed to practice anyway, all the practices are cancelled and delayed right now so i decided we should play baseball and rather than play in our backyard where no one can see us, i'm sure there's some people who would appreciate seeing us play baseball so let's go and play in front of a nursing home."

Each day, the stouts play catch before the watchful eye of residents at edenbrook rochester?

Just a few blocks from their home.

They put on a show simulating real game action?

Giving fans old enough to remember when baseball really was america's pastime a taste of that beloved game.

The stout boys play for the rochester heat.

Elliot is also a bat boy for the honkers.

The younger stout is energized by the senior fan base.

"it's nice because they're having fun and they don't get to get outside so it's better to see someone do it for them."

"nursing homes have been some of the hardest hit by covi?19.

But during the pandemic, the stout family is giving something residents to look forward to each day."

"the residents absolutely love it, they look forward to it.

They've become a part of our family here, we look forward to seeing them every day."

And putting smiles on the faces of the fans eliminates any pandemic darkness, making the players whole and happy.

"it feels good to know that maybe we're something they look forward to from people's days.

Knowing that this could be the highlight of somebody's day, it makes it easier to get up and go."

Each day ends with a wave to residents... a see you later until these boys of summer play ball again tomorrow.

"it's another form of smile that we get to share along, alongside with them."