After oral cancer claimed the life of Tony Gwynn in mid June this year, MLB Players are finally considering a chewing tobacco ban in their contracts starting in 2016. While there are already a decent amount of regulations regarding the carrying and use of smokeless tobacco products, the effects of their usage have been made quite clear.
Tony Gwynn was only 54 at the time of his death. See the full story plus more from Players’ union head Tony Clark over at NESN.
