MLB banned sunflower seeds for one season during the 2020 pandemic, but the rule is no longer enforced today
According to the National Cancer Institute, smokeless tobacco use, including chewing tobacco, is a known cause of oral cancer (cancers of the mouth, tongue, cheek, and gums), esophageal cancer, and pancreatic cancer
But the rate of pancreatic cancer among people using snus was higher than in the control group of non-tobacco product users
Health advocates are pushing a bill introduced today in the state Legislature that would ban the use of all tobacco products, including smokeless, at organized baseball games
Its time for baseball to start a new chapter that reclaims tobacco-free parks as the new norm and for Boston, home to so many sports achievements, to lead the way