Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon does not agree with the city's decision to ban smokeless tobacco in sports stadiums.
"I’m into personal freedoms. ... I’m not into overlegislating the human race," Maddon said Wednesday, per Patrick Mooney of CSN Chicago.
As noted by Fran Spielman of the Chicago Sun Times, the Chicago City Council hit smokers hard by raising the minimum age from 18 to 21, outlawing discounts and putting a $6 million tax hike on tobacco products. The legislature also banned chewing tobacco in sports stadiums, a move that's increased in prevalence over the last year.