The first batch of hospital gowns and masks manufactured by Fanatics are said to be made from the same material as Major League Baseball uniforms for the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies.
Sports uniform manufacturing company Fanatics has converted their Pennsylvania factory to instead produce hospital gowns and masks for health care workers in desperate need of supplies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fanatics Executive Chairman Michael Rubin announced Thursday that the company was teaming up with Major League Baseball to produce the medical supplies, which they plan to immediately distribute free of charge to health care workers in Pennsylvania. "The COVID-19 crisis has compelled our country to be more collaborative, innovative and strategic than ever before," said Rubin in a statement obtained by"As the demand for masks and gowns have surged, we're fortunate to have teamed up with Major League Baseball to find a unique way to support our frontline workers in this fight to stem the virus, who are in dire need of essential resources.
Vital medical supplies including masks, gowns, gloves and disinfectants have been in very short supply due to the pandemic. Individuals hoarding the supplies, along with people hoping to profit off the crisis by price gouging, have helped force some health care workers to tend to patients without the protective equipment.
Rubin said that around 100 workers had already begun producing the first batch of supplies, with plans to expand the reach of the project beyond Pennsylvania.
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