cbs3_blue-on-white_2013 Philly_KYW_new Philly_94WIP_new CBS Sports Radio 610 Philly_WPHT_new

Latest Sports

Bring On The Baseball, Hold The Peanuts

A peanut vendor sells to baseball fans at the Wind
Check Out

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are at the halfway point of a 10-game effort to separate baseball and peanuts for fans with nut allergies.

Monday’s game against Chicago is the sixth of the year where a special “peanut-free” section is available. Twins spokesman Kevin Smith says the special Target Field section has 60 seats.

Several major league teams have worked to accommodate fans with food allergies, but the Twins have done so more frequently than most.

The nonprofit Food Allergy Initiative estimates that 12 million Americans have a food allergy of some form. The New York-based organization promotes the peanut-free games as part of its mission to encourage safe environments for people with serious allergies.

Listen Live!

Follow CBS Philly

Like us on foursquare

Now on CBS Philly

nowon lovearts1 Now on CBS Philly nowon kidcast 03161 Now on CBS Philly nowon dec12 rac Now on CBS Philly  Now on CBS Philly nowon 3onyourside Now on CBS Philly nowon deal Now on CBS Philly dunkin homepage tile Now on CBS Philly  Now on CBS Philly