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MiLB jersey supplier shifts gears amid pandemic

MiLB jersey supplier shifts gears amid pandemic

As Ben Hill has chronicled, OT Sports has produced some outlandish theme jerseys for Minor League teams across the country. With Opening Night postponed, the North Carolina company has begun producing surgical masks.

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A letter from Pat O'Conner

Baseball will be back as soon as it's safe to gather again. And when it does return, it will be that much more special, says MiLB President & CEO Pat O'Conner.
Shifting priorities

This time of year, North Carolina-based OT Sports is typically producing MiLB theme jerseys. These days, however, the company is crafting COVID-19 masks.
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Diversity & Inclusion

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After joining a group of 72 Minor League Baseball teams participating in the Copa de la Diversión initiative in 2019, the West Michigan Whitecaps have forged closer ties with Grand Rapids' sister city of Zapopan, Mexico.
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After signing with Double-A Chattanooga in 1931, 17-year-old girl Jackie Mitchell struck out Yankees sluggers Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, creating a legend of her own.
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In 1957, integration at Durham Athletic Park -- where African-Americans Bubba Morton and Ted Richardson played for the Bulls -- spread from the field to the stands.
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Ben's Biz

Without baseball, OT Sports shifts priorities

This time of year, North Carolina-based OT Sports is typically producing Minor League Baseball theme jerseys. These days, however, the company is crafting COVID-19 masks.
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