Under the agreement, players will not carry tobacco packages and tins when fans are in the ballpark, or use tobacco during pregame or postgame interviews. But use of chewing tobacco or dip will not be banned.
That’s “welcome news,” according to a statement issued by four Democratic senators, including New Jersey’s Frank Lautenberg. Or it’s a disappointment, according to Rep. Frank Pallone, D-Long Branch.
“It doesn’t go far enough to ban smokeless tobacco entirely from baseball. The fact is that smokeless tobacco use by baseball players will still appear on television screens across the United States,” Pallone, the top-ranking Democrat on the House health subcommittee, said in a statement.
Lautenberg, a longtime advocate for controls on tobacco who is credited with the law that banned smoking on airplanes, “commended” MLB in a statement issued with Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; Tom Harkin, D-Iowa; and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.
“This is a welcome acknowledgement by players and owners that tobacco use of any kind is no longer a tradition that should be upheld,” the statement said.
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