New York Mets Donate Face Masks To MTA Workers Amid Pandemic

QUEENS, NY — The New York Mets are pitching in to help subway and bus workers slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

The Flushing-based baseball team donated 100,000 cloth face masks to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for distribution to workers, officials said Friday.

The blue-and-orange masks match the team's signature colors and say "New York Tough."

"Providing masks is our way of saying thank you to these brave individuals for all they are doing during the pandemic," Mets COO Jeff Wilpon said.