One Chicago Cubs player says a new ban on chewing tobacco in the ballpark might prompt him to kick the habit.
A Chicago ordinance banning smokeless tobacco at Wrigley Field and U.S. Cellular went into effect last week.
MONTERO: They’re looking out for us, which I really appreciate, but uh..
Cubs catcher Miguel Montero has mixed feelings on the rule.
MONTERO: I don’t know how they’re going to do it, they’re going to set a fine or something like that, so I guess I gotta write a check soon.
The first violation is 250 dollars, the second is 500 and it goes up to 25 hundred for every ticket after that. Montero says he is going to start hiding his tins.
MONTERO: I mean definitely I’ve been wanting to quit, but in the baseball season it’s hard.
Alderman Ed Burke says athletes are setting a bad example for kids when they chew tobacco.