BOSTON - From storied Fenway Park to youth baseball diamonds across the city, Boston mayor Martin J. Walsh is calling for a ban on dip, snuff and chewing tobacco.
With former Red Sox pitcher and mouth cancer survivor Curt Schilling at his side, the mayor on Wednesday proposed banning smokeless tobacco products from all city professional and amateur athletic venues.
“Kids shouldn’t have to watch their role models using tobacco, either at a neighbourhood park or on TV,” Walsh said, standing at home plate of a South Boston baseball diamond. “Ballfields are places for mentoring and healthy development.