New oral nicotine pouches such as Zyn are gaining ground among athletes

Truth Initiative

May 16, 2024

Tobacco and baseball have a long, shared history. Is Zyn the latest chapter?

As baseball season gets underway this year, more than half of Major League Baseball’s 30 stadiums are tobacco-free as a result of state and local laws. Yet amid this progress, new oral nicotine pouches such as Zyn are gaining ground among athletes – replacing smokeless tobacco products (like chew, dip, and snus) that players have used historically.

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