Fanatics has halted production on baseball jerseys in order to make masks and hospital gowns, which will be donated throughout Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey
, about 100 workers volunteered to come back in order to make the supplies.
The gowns and masks will be provided to local hospitals for free, with Fanatics and the MLB teaming up to cover costs. Rubin told the AP that it would cost the company around $3 million to make the gowns and masks, which will be used for low-risk, nonsurgical procedures. RELATED VIDEO: Kindness During Coronavirus Fear: The Most Inspiring Ways Americans Are Pulling Together
“We hope this effort can play a part in coming together as a community to help us through this challenging situation,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred t, adding that he was “proud” of the partnership “to help support the brave healthcare workers and emergency personnel who are on the front lines of helping patients with COVID-19. They are truly heroes.”in the United States, which now has the most cases in the world, and 1,271 people have died from coronavirus-related illnesses.is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication.
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