From Fenway Park to the little league fields, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh wants to ban the use of chewing tobacco in all sports venues across the city.

According to Yahoo News.com, the mayor will be joined by public health officials, advocates, local youth, and former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling to discuss the proposal this morning at a city park.

Walsh said in a statement that "Our baseball parks are places for creating healthy futures, and this ordinance is about doing the right thing as a community for our young people. The consequences of smokeless tobacco are real, and we must do all that we can to set an example."

He wants to ban the use of “smokeless tobacco” products, which is defined as any product that is “cut, ground, powdered, or leaf tobacco” and can be placed in the oral or nasal cavity. The types of tobacco that Walsh wants to ban includes snuff, chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, and dissolvable tobacco products.

The ordinance that Walsh is proposing would cover any sporting event in the city at the professional, college, high school, or rec league level. The mayor’s proposal would be effective if passed starting April 1, 2016.

Walsh’s proposal follows the passage of a similar ordinance by the city of San Francisco, which became the first U.S. city to prohibit chewing tobacco in May from its playing fields.

With additional reporting by Sal Lopez

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