Senators Ask MLB Players to Ban Tobacco Use at Games

U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a letter to Michael Weiner, Executive Director of Major League Baseball Players Association, asking for verbiage to be placed in their new collective bargaining agreement regarding the use of tobacco.
Kristen Meriwether
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Montreal Expos pitcher Carlos Perez works on a wad of chewing tobacco in this file photo. Four Senators hope to avoid having children witness this in an attempt to curb tobacco use among American youth. (Dan Groshong/Getty Images)
Kristen Meriwether
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