SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Major League Baseball players would be banned from using chewing tobacco at games in California under a bill introduced in the state legislature on Tuesday, the first in ...

WASHINGTON — Four U.S. senators and health officials from the cities hosting the World Series are urging the baseball players union to agree to a ban on chewing tobacco at games and on camera. The ...

If you're sitting in the stands at a baseball game, you'll have no shortage of options for food: not just peanuts and Cracker Jacks, but hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken fingers, and pizza, among others.

Kenneth Garcia, spokesman for Richmond, Va.-based Altria Group Inc., whose U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. subsidiary holds the largest share of the U.S. retail market with brands like Copenhagen and Skoal ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Virginia pitcher Josh Sborz slips a pinch of chewing tobacco between his cheek and gum every now and then, even though the NCAA banned the substance 20 years ago, “I enjoy the taste.

WASHINGTON — Two Senate Democrats are urging Major League Baseball and the players union to ban smokeless tobacco, such as chew and dip. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey and Dick Durbin of ...

King County has banned players from using any tobacco products during professional sporting events countywide. RELATED: Is SoDo arena proposal the civic Walking Dead? Thursday afternoon, the King ...

SACRAMENTO — Anti-smoking advocates are hoping to strike out chewing tobacco at California baseball games. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids announced Tuesday that it will sponsor legislation to ban ...

NEW YORK -- When the Yankees and Houston Astros took the field in the Bronx on Wednesday night, they were the first players to be prohibited by law from using smokeless tobacco for a regular-season ...

With baseball season in full swing, it is a timely opportunity to unravel the complicated history between baseball and tobacco products. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease ...