Press Releases
Baltimore Mayor Scott Signs Law Prohibiting All Tobacco Use in City Stadiums
March 13, 2024
Seattle Joins Growing List of Cities with Tobacco-Free Baseball – 15 of 30 MLB Stadiums Have Knocked Tobacco Out of the Park
April 19, 2018
On Opening Day, Nearly Half of Major League Stadiums Will be Tobacco-Free – MLB Cities Need to Finish the Job for Our Kids
March 30, 2017
St. Louis City Board of Aldermen Approves Tobacco-Free Baseball – 14 of 30 MLB Stadiums Will Be Tobacco-Free in 2017 Season
February 3, 2017
Tampa Bay Joins Growing List of Cities with Tobacco-Free Baseball – 13 of 30 MLB Stadiums Will Be Tobacco-Free in 2017 Season
January 19, 2017
Baseball’s New Labor Agreement Makes Progress on Removing Tobacco from the Game, But Cities Need to Finish the Job – for Our Kids
December 1, 2016
Milwaukee Council Approves Tobacco-Free Baseball – 12 of 30 MLB Stadiums Will Be Tobacco-Free
November 22, 2016
Milwaukee Alderman Offers Measure To Make Baseball Tobacco-Free
November 8, 2016
D.C. City Council Makes Baseball Tobacco-Free in Nation’s Capital
November 1, 2016
Florida Lawmaker Offers Measure to Make Baseball Tobacco-Free
October 19, 2016
City Council Approves Tobacco-Free Baseball in Nation’s Capital
October 11, 2016
Tobacco-Free Baseball Cities Go 5-for-5 in Making Post Season
October 6, 2016
Chicago Baseball Becomes Tobacco-Free; Wrigley Game Tomorrow is City’s Historic First
July 14, 2016
Rep. Mike Freiberg Introduces Legislation to Make MLB Baseball Tobacco-Free
May 16, 2016
If We Can Make It There, We’ll Make It Anywhere, There’s No More Chew, New York, New York
April 6, 2016
Health Groups Laud Councilmember Alexander for Leading the Effort to Make Baseball Tobacco-Free in Nation’s Capital
April 5, 2016
34 Health Groups Urge MLB Players to Set Right Example for Kids By Making Baseball Tobacco-Free, Once and for All
March 31, 2016
New York, New York, It’s a Helluva (Tobacco-Free) Town
March 16, 2016
Great Day for a (Tobacco-Free) Ballgame in Chicago
March 16, 2016
Chicago Steps Up to the Plate in Tobacco-Free Baseball Campaign
March 11, 2016
Toronto Takes Tobacco-Free Baseball Campaign International
February 29, 2016
Council Member Corey Johnson to Introduce Legislation to Make MLB Baseball, Other Ticketed Sporting Events Tobacco-Free
February 5, 2016
New York Next City To Consider Making Baseball Tobacco-Free
February 5, 2016
Los Angeles Approves Ordinance to End Smokeless Tobacco Use at All Baseball Stadiums, Other Sports Venues
January 26, 2015
Campaign to End Smokeless Tobacco Use in Baseball Gains Momentum; Several MLB Stadiums Will be Tobacco-Free by 2016 Opening Day
October 29, 2015
Press Release from the Mayor of Boston: Mayor Walsh Signs Smokeless Tobacco Ordinance
September 9, 2015
Los Angeles City Council Ends Smokeless Tobacco Use at Sports Venues
September 8, 2015
Boston City Council Votes to Take Tobacco Out of Baseball, Including Historic Fenway Park
September 2, 2015
Press Release from the Mayor of Boston: Mayor Walsh to File Ordinance to Ban Smokeless Tobacco at Professional and Amateur Sports Venues in Boston
August 5, 2015
Los Angeles Lawmakers Offer Measure to Make Baseball Tobacco-Free
June 9, 2015
With Mayor’s Signature, San Francisco Makes History as First City to Take Tobacco Out of Baseball
May 7, 2015
In Historic First, San Francisco Board of Supervisors Votes to Take Tobacco Out of Baseball
April 21, 2015
New UCSF Report Finds Smokeless Tobacco Use by Pro Athletes Influences Kids
April 15, 2015
On Giants’ Home Opening Day, New Poll Shows Strong Support for Measure to Make San Francisco Baseball Completely Tobacco-Free
April 13, 2015
California, San Francisco Lawmakers Introduce Measures to Make Baseball Tobacco-Free
February 24, 2015
Major League Baseball Statement
February 24, 2015
Leading Health Groups Urge Major League Baseball to Prohibit Tobacco Use at Ballparks and on Camera
June 25, 2014
News Clips
Bill would ban players from using tobacco products at Camden Yards
January 24, 2024. WBAL TV
Baseball and the Slow Death of Chewing Tobacco
June 12, 2019. Twins Daily
How MLB Is Rooting Out its Longstanding Problem With Smokeless Tobacco
July 23, 2018. Sports Illustrated
It’s official: Mariners, opponents will soon no longer be able to chew tobacco at Safeco Field
April 19, 2018. The Seattle Times
Proposal could ban Mariners, opponents from chewing tobacco at Safeco Field
April 18, 2018. The Seattle Times
St. Louis bans smokeless tobacco at Busch, other venues
February, 3, 2017. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Padres Hall of Famer Jones fighting throat cancer
January 26, 2017. MLB.com
St. Petersburg city council bans smokeless tobacco at Rays games
January 20, 2017. Associated Press
Smokeless Tobacco to Take a Dip Among Big League Newcomers
December 1, 2016. ABC News
MLB bans smokeless chewing tobacco for new players in new CBA
December 1, 2016. CBS Sports
Smokeless tobacco banned for new major leaguers
December 1, 2016. Associated Press
Smokeless tobacco to be banned at Miller Park
November 22, 2016. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
All chewed out: Chicago ballparks ban smokeless tobacco
July 13, 2016. Chicago Sun Times
Chris Sale says he quit chewing tobacco the day Tony Gwynn died
July 11, 2016. ESPN
Campaign to Snuff Out Smokeless Tobacco in Baseball Intensifies
June 16, 2016. Vice Sports
Tony Gwynn’s last days: Cancer, tobacco and the death of a legend
June 2, 2016. Sports Illustrated
Tony Gwynn’s Family Sues Tobacco Industry, Seeking Recourse Over Fatal Habit
May 23, 2016. The New York Times
Durbin Commentary: No place in baseball for smokeless tobacco
April 15, 2016. Chicago Tribune
Smokeless tobacco is baseball’s deadly sin and should be banned
April 7, 2016. Orlando Sentinel
New York bans smokeless tobacco at Yankee Stadium, Citi Field
April 7, 2016. ESPN
It’s Official: Smokeless Tobacco Is Out
April 6, 2016. The New York Times
New York banning smokeless tobacco at ballparks, other venues
April 6, 2016. CNN
Play Ball! Just don’t chew tobacco at Fenway
April 5, 2016. The Boston Globe
Past time for MLB to ban smokeless tobacco
April 3, 2016. USA Today
Washington, D.C. looks to follow other cities with smokeless tobacco ban
April 1, 2016. ESPN
MLB: Violators of new tobacco laws face baseball penalties
March 27, 2016. ESPN
Mets and Yankees Brace for a Future Without Smokeless Tobacco
March 22, 2016. The New York Times
Chicago approves ban on chewing tobacco at sporting events
March 17, 2016. AP/Fox Sports
Chicago may ban athletes from using chewing tobacco at home games
March 9, 2016. Chicago Sun Times
Toronto could ban chewing tobacco at Rogers Centre, city sports facilities
February 29, 2015. City News
Big leaguers are getting a reminder that smokeless tobacco is banned this season at stadiums in Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco
February 29, 2015. Associated Press
Mets, Yankees voice support for proposed smokeless tobacco ban at NYC sports venues
February 26, 2016. New York Daily News
Citi Field and Yankee Stadium Could Become Off Limits to Smokeless Tobacco
February 4, 2016. The New York Times
Smokeless tobacco at Dodger Stadium? You’re out of here!
January 26, 2016. Los Angeles Times
It’s official: You can’t chew tobacco at Fenway Park anymore
September 9, 2015. Boston.com
City council votes to ban smokeless tobacco at all sports venues in L.A.
September 8, 2015. Los Angeles Times
Editorial: It’s time to get chewing tobacco out of baseball
September 7, 2015. The Washington Post
Boston bans chewing tobacco in ballparks, including Fenway
September 2, 2015. The Boston Globe
City council approves Boston ballpark ban on smokeless tobacco
September 2, 2015. ESPN
Mike Napoli, John Farrell react to proposed smokeless tobacco ban
August 6, 2015. The Boston Globe
Curt Schilling backs proposal to ban smokeless tobacco in public and private Boston ballparks
August 5, 2015. MassLive.com
Bernstein: Get Tobacco Out of Baseball
August 5, 2015. CBS Chicago
Curt Schilling on D&C: Tobacco usage ‘first thing in my life in my mind that wasn’t worth it’
August 5, 2015. WEEI 93.7 FM
Ban on chewing tobacco sought for Fenway, city parks
August 5, 2015. The Boston Globe
Baseball and tobacco are a deadly mix
August 5, 2015. The Boston Globe
A Baseball Habit Begins to Feel the Pinch
August 3, 2015. The New York Times
City Council member wants smokeless tobacco out of L.A. baseball
June 9, 2015. Los Angeles Times
San Francisco bans smokeless tobacco at sporting venues
May 9, 2015. Los Angeles Times
San Francisco mayor signs law that bans chewing tobacco at ballparks
May 8, 2015. ESPN
San Francisco close to banning chewing tobacco from ballparks
April 22, 2015. Sports Illustrated
San Francisco moves to ban tobacco use among players at ballparks
April 22, 2015. Los Angeles Times
Farrell: Let’s strike tobacco from sports
April 19, 2015. San Francisco Examiner
Ban chewing tobacco at baseball games? Voters like the idea
April 13, 2015. San Francisco Chronicle
Curt Schilling: Letter to My Younger Self
April 11, 2015. The Players’ Tribune
Guest Commentary: Legal loopholes let Big Tobacco target kids with new products
April 11, 2015. Contra Costa Times
California must renew fight against tobacco
April 7, 2015. The Sacramento Bee
A Pastime Baseball Can Do Without
April 3, 2015. The Wall Street Journal
San Francisco — and all of California — will consider a smokeless tobacco ban that includes MLB parks
February 25, 2015. NBC Sports
Lawmaker seeks to ban chewing tobacco at all California baseball games
February 24, 2015. Los Angeles Times
Gwynn’s loss inspires CA tobacco bill
February 24, 2015. San Diego Union-Tribune
MLB supports California bill that would ban tobacco at ballpark
February 24, 2015. CBS Sports
You’re out, tobacco: bill would ban products at all California baseball venues
February 24, 2015. The Sacramento Bee
California lawmaker seeks to ban chewing tobacco in baseball
February 24, 2015. Reuters
Curt Schilling takes on chewing tobacco
August 23, 2014. The Boston Globe
In Our Opinion: It’s time for baseball to ban chewing tobacco
June 23, 2014. The Daily Star
Here’s A Gwynn Tribute: Ban Chewing Tobacco From Baseball
June 22, 2014. U-T San Diego
MLB Needs To Ban Chewing Tobacco
June 20, 2014. ESPN.com
Tony Gwynn’s death should convince baseball to ban tobacco
June 19, 2014. The Boston Globe
Editorial: Baseball must snuff out smokeless tobacco use
June 18, 2014. The Sacramento Bee
SNYDER: Tony Gwynn’s death reinforces need for baseball tobacco ban
June 18, 2014, The Washington Times
A call to action: tobacco and MLB
The cancer that cost Tony Gwynn his life should force baseball to re-visit the issue
June 17, 2014. ESPN.com
For Tony Gwynn, ban tobacco in baseball
June 17, 2014, Chicago Sun-Times
Gwynn’s death needs to create a culture change
June 17, 2014, The Kearney Hub (Nebraska)
Baseball season begins with tobacco curb
April 10, 2012. Baptist Press
Waking up to the dangers of smokeless tobacco
April 5, 2012. Washington Post
You can help narc on tobacco-using ballplayers
April 3, 2012. NBC Sports Hardball
The Battle Over Chewing Tobacco
March 14, 2012. San Diego Reader
Chewing tobacco and a Major League dream
November 25, 2011. CNN
CBA limits players’ use of smokeless tobacco
November 22, 2011. AP Story in Sports Illustrated
Baseball Players: Chew on This
November 10, 2011. Memphis Daily News
World Series puts spotlight on use of smokeless tobacco
October 20, 2011. Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Video: Senators, Health Officials Hope To Strike Out Chewing Tobacco
October 19, 2011. WFMY News, CBS (NC)
Editorial: It’s Time To Get Chewing Tobacco Out Of The Game
August 15, 2011. Baseball America
Religious leaders: Thou shall not use chewing tobacco on the baseball field
May 31, 2011. Houston Chronicle, Believe It or Not
Bobby Valentine Op-ed: Take Dip Out of the Ballgame
March 31, 2011. The New York Times
Top Health Officials In MLB Cities Want Tobacco Out Of The Ballgame
March 29, 2011. Baseball Digest
Editorial: Take tobacco out of the game
Feb. 18, 2010. Philadelphia Inquirer
Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn discusses his struggles with cancer
Feb.11, 2011. Los Angeles Times
Stephen Strasburg attempts to quit smokeless tobacco
Jan. 31, 2011. Washington Post
Teen chewing tobacco use putting baseball in a pinch
Oct. 21, 2010. Sacramento Bee
All Baseball Fans
Ask Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association to set the right example for kids and take tobacco out of baseball.