 This was the result of Major League Baseball adding a new rule forbidding white rally towels.On April 19, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced that the Twins would use leftover 2019 Homer Hankies to make CDC compliant face masks and donate them to health care and grocery workers.This was done in conjunction with Cub Foods, Love Your Melon, and Faribault Woolen Mill Co..