The new developmental pro baseball league in Utica is seeking families to host players during the upcoming season.

The United Shore Professional Baseball League’s “Host Family Program” would match up to three players, ages 19 to 25, to live with families within a 15-minute drive of the $12 million Jimmy John’s Field that’s now under construction in downtown Utica.

“The USPBL is looking to establish a program that will be first-class and provide league players with suitable homes and families during their time in the USPBL,” the league said in a statement.

Host families are a common practice in minor league sports, especially baseball.

Families, who must complete an application process to host a USPBL player, will be given access to ticket blocks, family patio parties and discounts for all team merchandise and concessions, the league said.

The USPBL is for young players who have not yet made it into Major League Baseball’s minor leagues. The league said it will select its players by May 21, and play begins on Memorial Day.

“The role of a host family is vital in helping players have a ‘home away from home,’” said Brain Berryman, the league’s executive director of baseball operations. “The host family will act as their support system and be with them as they go through the grind of a professional baseball season.”

Each of the USPBL’s three teams (the Utica Unicorns, Eastside Diamond Hoppers and Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers) will play a 50-game season, which means 75 games at the new stadium in a May-September schedule.

Each team will have up to 25 players. The pay scale is $600 a month for a rookie up to $800 a month maximum, the league said. They also will get a to-be-determined daily allowance for meals.

The USPBL will make housing available for those players not placed with families, it said.

Anyone interested in hosting a player are asked to call Berryman at (248) 601-2400.

The USPBL and stadium are owned and organized by Rochester sports entrepreneur Andy Appleby and his General Sports and Entertainment.