The city’s mayor signed a measure Friday banning the use of smokeless tobacco at playing fields, including at AT&T Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum puts chewing tobacco in his mouth during a baseball game in 2009.
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San Francisco is the first city in the nation to approve such a measure, said Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids' President Matthew Myers in a statement.
Ottawa Lynx pitcher Anthony Telford spits a stream of chewing tobacco juice from his mouth during his a game at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in 1996.
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