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Tony Gwynn's Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Against The Tobacco Industry (UPDATE)Tony Gwynn died in 2014 at the age of 54 from salivary gland cancer, a disease which he attributed to three decades of chewing smokeless tobacco. He underwent several surgeries during his career to manage salivary gland problems, and he was diagnosed with cancer in 2010. Gwynn blamed his tobacco hab...

The All-Star Game "In Memoriam" Montage We Should Have GottenMLB and Fox came under fire for not mentioning Tony Gwynn during the all-star game broadcast, and responded with a joint statement explaining that by singling out one recently passed ballplayer for recognition, it could be a slight to others. Well, here's the perfect solution....

MLB On Gwynn All-Star Snub: "Didn't Want To Single Out One Individual"MLB and Fox issued a joint statement tonight on the much-criticized absence of Tony Gwynn's name from last night's All-Star Game/Derek Jeter slurpfest. Their explanation:...

Padres Tweet Tony Gwynn Tribute After All-Star Game

So, is this a swipe at FOX and MLB for not even mentioning Tony Gwynn during tonight's broadcast? Or just the Padres recognizing Mr. Padre at a time when baseball has the spotlight? ...

All 100 Times Jeter's Name Was Mentioned On Fox—And All Zero Of Gwynn's

Lest you forget, Fox was sure to make you aware that this is Derek Jeter's final season in the majors. The Captain's name was spoken no fewer than 100 times on tonight's All-Star Game broadcast, but at what cost? That of remembering people like Tony Gwynn, Don Zimmer, or Bob Welch—none of whom were ...

Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is quitting smokeless tobacco for his daughter. Strasburg, like Diamondbacks closer Addison Reed, played for Tony Gwynn at San Diego State, but Strasburg says he started using smokeless tobacco before college. [ESPN]...

D-Backs Closer Says He Quit Smokeless Tobacco After Tony Gwynn's Death

Though the late Tony Gwynn attributed his salivary cancer to smokeless tobacco, there wasn't necessarily a direct connection. (The stuff's obviously very harmful, but Gwynn's type of cancer was quite rare.) Either way, though, Gwynn's death has convinced at least one current MLB player to quit cold ...

Did Chewing Tobacco Kill Tony Gwynn?

On Monday, Tony Gwynn died from complications related to salivary cancer, the same disease that claimed the life of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch two years ago. When Yauch died at the hospital where I work in Manhattan, I was shaken. A whole generation got a little older that day. The thing about Yauch's i...