MINNEAPOLIS -- Major League Baseball players say they may consider whether to discuss a possible ban on chewing tobacco when they negotiate their next labour contract in two years. Marcus Morris Jersey . For now, they hope individuals decide on their own to stop dipping. Players union head Tony Clark said Monday that several of his members have quit cold turkey following the death of Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn on June 16 from oral cancer. While the use of smokeless tobacco was banned for players with minor league contacts in 1993, it is permitted for players with major league deals. The labour agreement covering 2012-16 says players may not carry tobacco packages and tins in their back pockets when fans are permitted in ballparks, and they may not use tobacco during pregame and postgame interviews and at team functions. "I think what we have been doing thus far has been a positive, and although Im not going to offer you a bargaining proposal today on chewing tobacco, we could have that conversation," Clark said Tuesday before the All-Star game. "Then we will see where the guys are and continue the education and their appreciation for or against, or what the many considerations that need to be made in the area even look like, and well have that conversation with Major League Baseball," he said. Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, who plans to retire in January, promised "it will be a subject that theyll discuss at the next collective bargaining" but acknowledged "I understand that individuals have the right to make their own decisions." Gwynn, 54 at his death, attributed his cancer to years of chewing tobacco. "We believe that the numbers suggest that the usage has declined significantly, declined in the minor leagues, declined in the majors," Clark said during a question-and-answer session with the Baseball Writers Association of America. "Our hope is that we continue to educate guys on that the damage that dipping can do, that they will continue to decide not to dip and chew." Clark, a former All-Star first baseman who never dipped, said Gwynns death "really smacks you between the eyes, and its unfortunate sometimes, that an event like that brings that decision instead of that decision being made beforehand." No change is planned during the current labour contract. "We give the players the opportunity to make the decision that theyre going to make against the backdrop of it being legal," Clark said. "We dont condone it. They know we dont condone it. ... So at the end of the day, yes, we will continue to educate guys, and yes, the players will continue to have a decision that they make in that area." Marcus Smart Jersey . The Bruins forward has been fined $5,000 by the National Hockey League for spearing Red Wings defenceman Danny DeKeyser in the groin. Kyrie Irving Jersey . According to TSN Edmonton reporter Ryan Rishaug, agent Rick Valette met with Oilers senior VP of hockey operations Scott Howson and general manager Craig MacTavish on Monday to kick off the talks. http://www.authenticcelticsproshop.com/Dennis-Johnson-Jersey/ .com) - Ames, IA (SportsNetwork.Mondays Games(All times Eastern)World Junior Hockey ChampionshipCzech Republic 4 Denmark 3 (OT)U.S. 3 Slovakia 0Sweden 3 Russia 2Canada 4 Finland 1---NHLMontreal 3 Carolina 1Ottawa 5 Buffalo 2Tampa Bay 3 Toronto 2Minnesota 3 Winnipeg 2Calgary 2 Los Angeles 1Boston 5 Detroit 2New Jersey 3 Pittsburgh 1N.Y. Islanders 4 Washinngton 3 (OT)St. Jaylen Brown Jersey. Louis 3 Colorado 0Chicago 5 Nashville 4 (SO)Dallas 3 N.Y. Rangers 2Arizona 4 Philadelphia 2---AHLIowa 3 Milwaukee 2 (OT)---NBAChicago 92 Indiana 90Milwaukee 104 Charlotte 94 (OT)Orlando 102 Miami 101Brooklyn 107 Sacramento 99Washington 104 Houston 103L.A. Clippers 101 Utah 97--- Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '