Smokeless tobacco would be banned at Citi Field and Yankee Stadium under a bill that will be introduced Friday at a New York City Council meeting, according to the New York Times (Feb. 6).
New York would join Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston, all of which have banned smokeless tobacco both on the field and in the clubhouse.
Councilman Corey Johnson will introduce the bill.
"If New York passes this bill, and I think it will, it moves us dramatically closer to the day when smokeless tobacco is prohibited in all major league cities," said Matthew Myers, the president of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.