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Minnesota, knowing the batting helmet on every pro baseball players head was made in this small town of 2,800. but the miken factory thats provided good-paying jobs for over two decades will soon close, the bulk of the jobs shipped to china. >> its infuriating. its americas game. >> reporter: sarah glasrud owns "good times," the bar across from the factory and fears the closure will bring anything but good times. miken makes up about a quarter of her business. >> it was difficult before the pand...

I think going to china is the hardest thing. >> reporter: m.l.b. stresses th. going to china is the batting helmets will still be made in the u.s. stating it does not batting helmets will be still made in the u.s., adding it owns less than 20% of rawlings and does not have a role in the day-to-day business operations. the helmet work are will shift to missouri but most of the 80 jobs in caledonia will be lost to china, saving rawlings at least $4 million a year. >> i just keep thinking what woul...