There’s a part of me that hates that it has come to things like this, but on the other hand, this is just so awesome.
Fanatics and MLB quickly put together a plan to halt official jersey production and instead use their facility to make desperately-needed masks and gowns to help front-line medical personnel in the fight against the Coronavirus:
This past weekend PA Governor @GovernorTomWolf and Attorney General @PAAttorneyGen each called me saying they desperately needed help getting masks and gowns to the frontline workers across PA.
— Michael Rubin (@MichaelGRubin) March 26, 2020
and plan to make one million masks and gowns then immediately donate and distribute them to hospitals and emergency management personnel across PA with the goal of extending this to NJ and NY – the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the US!!
— Michael Rubin (@MichaelGRubin) March 26, 2020
And thanks to our incredible associates who raised their hands and wanted to be part of the effort to help the frontline heroes in this war stem the spread of the virus!! pic.twitter.com/GcZXTTcraq
— Michael Rubin (@MichaelGRubin) March 26, 2020
I’m just blown away by the idea, the pace, and the effort to make this happen. So much love to Fanatics and MLB for getting this done, and I hope it helps. Let’s see more of this around the country as we work to support those who are facing the brunt of the crisis.
If you want to support Fanatics and/or the MLB Shop, go peruse at those links – lots of sales right now, and it also supports BN.