BOSTON — From Fenway Park to youth baseball fields, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh wants to ban the use of snuff and chewing tobacco in sports venues across the city.
The mayor is expected to discuss the proposal Wednesday morning at a city park where he’ll be joined by public health officials and former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling.
“Our baseball parks are places for creating healthy futures, and this ordinance is about doing the right thing as a community for our young people,” Walsh said in a statement ahead of Wednesday’s announcement. “The consequences of smokeless tobacco are real, and we must do all that we can to set an example.