Red Sox outfielder Kyle Schwarber donates pizza to Waltham police, fire departments

started off on a barstool sports podcast. Saugus native Jared Carrabba's posting on twitter about Kyle from waltham living out his dream of playing for his hometown. Red Sox waltham, I guess that's where I'm from. According to people from boston, Schwarber is really from Middletown Ohio, but waltham has embraced the socks for his basement as one of their own making t shirts with his name on it and cheering him on through the postseason. There's a lot of walter and pride makes you feel happy that you're from all of them. And tonight, Schwarber returned the favor, ordering more than two dozen pizzas from shoppers cafe on moody street were not really built to throw out 25 pieces at once, but we actually, we have to make sure it happened and sending them to waltham six fire stations and police department. The fact that we more or less adopted him and he adopted us back has been fantastic. Just happy to have him and happy that he went out of his way to do something for us. It was cool and hopefully he keeps hitting home runs and waltham firefighters union paying it forward, sending pizzas to Schwarber's actual hometown in Ohio, sharing the love for the sox slugger. We never thought it would drill like this. Like we never thought I'd turn into pizzas from here. Pizza is going to Ohio, you know, so it's, it's been a great run now. The chef at shoppers cafe is actually a waltham city council and he says he's going to present a resolution on monday to make Schwarber an honorary resident of waltham were in WAltham. I'm Peter Iliopoulos, WCVB News Center five.

Boston Red Sox first baseman and designated hitter Kyle Schwarber is an Ohio native, but for most of Red Sox Nation, he's now just "Kyle from Waltham."Schwarber wore a Waltham Hawks shirt during his postgame news conference after Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park Monday night and since then, his nickname has taken off. On Friday, the All-Star, founder of Schwarber’s Neighborhood Heroes and honorary member of the Waltham community, honored the local police and fire departments in town by sending over pizza from Shopper’s Bar & Grille ahead of Friday night's ALCS Game 6.Schwarber is the son of a decorated police chief and part of a family with a long history of first responders. Waltham firefighters were grateful for the special delivery, but added their own spin to the story. "We have paid it forward and sent pizzas to Middletown Firefighters Local 336 in Ohio to their headquarters, station 82, and station 85," Waltham Firefighters tweeted. Middletown, Ohio is Kyle Schwarber's real hometown.The moniker "Kyle from Waltham" came from Jared Carrabis of Barstool Sports. Carrabis first used the nickname for Schwarber on his "Section 10" podcast because the player seems like he could be a local from Massachusetts."I think the first time I saw it was either (Carrabis) or MLB posted something, and then everyone asked me: 'What's Kyle from Waltham,'" Schwarber said Monday night. "I'm like, 'Uh, what. I'm from Middletown, Ohio.' But I guess my hometown is Waltham now, so go Hawks!""Hey Kyle, we’re proud to call you 'Kyle from Waltham!' We’re all behind you. Now, if you could just bring another title home!!," Waltham police wrote on their Facebook page. Video: Hungry? Flavorful foods Red Sox fans can enjoy around Houston's stadium

WALTHAM, Mass. —

Boston Red Sox first baseman and designated hitter Kyle Schwarber is an Ohio native, but for most of Red Sox Nation, he's now just "Kyle from Waltham."

Schwarber wore a Waltham Hawks shirt during his postgame news conference after Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park Monday night and since then, his nickname has taken off.

On Friday, the All-Star, founder of Schwarber’s Neighborhood Heroes and honorary member of the Waltham community, honored the local police and fire departments in town by sending over pizza from Shopper’s Bar & Grille ahead of Friday night's ALCS Game 6.

Schwarber is the son of a decorated police chief and part of a family with a long history of first responders.

Waltham firefighters were grateful for the special delivery, but added their own spin to the story.

"We have paid it forward and sent pizzas to Middletown Firefighters Local 336 in Ohio to their headquarters, station 82, and station 85," Waltham Firefighters tweeted.

Middletown, Ohio is Kyle Schwarber's real hometown.

The moniker "Kyle from Waltham" came from Jared Carrabis of Barstool Sports. Carrabis first used the nickname for Schwarber on his "Section 10" podcast because the player seems like he could be a local from Massachusetts.

"I think the first time I saw it was either (Carrabis) or MLB posted something, and then everyone asked me: 'What's Kyle from Waltham,'" Schwarber said Monday night. "I'm like, 'Uh, what. I'm from Middletown, Ohio.' But I guess my hometown is Waltham now, so go Hawks!"

"Hey Kyle, we’re proud to call you 'Kyle from Waltham!' We’re all behind you. Now, if you could just bring another title home!!," Waltham police wrote on their Facebook page.

Video: Hungry? Flavorful foods Red Sox fans can enjoy around Houston's stadium

Red Sox outfielder Kyle Schwarber donates pizza to Waltham police, fire departments

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