Fanatics, the company that manufactures MLB's Nike uniforms, is temporarily using its domestic factory in Easton, Pa., to produce protective masks and gowns for medical professionals who are fighting the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.
Fanatics executive chairman Michael Rubin, who is also a part-owner in the Sixers, said Thursday on Twitter that 100 associates are working to the turn the fabric that the company uses to make jerseys into the masks and gowns.
Per Rubin, the company plans on making one million masks and gowns to be donated and distributed to hospitals and emergency personnel across Pennsylvania.