Maine bat company eyes new markets as MLB shuts down due to coronavirus

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 1, 2020

By all accounts, Dove Tail Bats was having its share of success as one of approximately 35 bat makers certified by Major League Baseball. But while Dove Tail Bats was busy filling this year’s early MLB orders totaling approximately 2,000 bats, the coronavirus pandemic gripped America. Major League Baseball suspended its operations on March 12 and shut down its spring training camps. “Now the clubs are telling us not to ship anything because they have no one at their facilities to receive it,” said Paul Lancisi who, with his wife Theresa, owns the 10-year-old business located along Route 15 south of Greenville.