This month's terrorist attacks in Paris have sharpened Americans' feelings toward the Syrian refugee crisis , which has been met with Republican-led concerns about refugees' entry into the United States. But one MLB pitcher and his girlfriend took a more empathetic approach to the situation over the holiday weekend.

Oakland Athletics pitcher Sean Doolittle and Comcast SportsNet Bay Area host and writer Eireann Dolan hosted 17 Syrian refugee families over Thanksgiving in Chicago, where they were also joined by the city mayor, Rahm Emanuel.

Dolan shared a few shots from the feast on Instagram: