Iconic US baseball bat factory resumes production after COVID-19 shutdown

The historic factory that supplies most of the bats used by Major League Baseball players has resumed production in Louisville, Kentucky. The Hillerich & Bradsby plant that makes Louisville Slugger bats had been idled for nearly two months because of the coronavirus pandemic, but on Monday workers returned and began filling big league orders that had backed up during the shutdown. Kentucky has begun re-opening parts of its economy and the Hillerich & Bradsby plant was one of the businesses that was allowed to start after implementing new health and safety rules that include twice-daily temperature checks and masks for its employees and social distancing standards. Major League Baseball has yet to begin its season, but owners recently proposed a restart for July restart behind closed doors.