Big League Chew, the shredded bubble gum brand, filed a lawsuit in U.S. Federal Court against Ford Gum & Machine Company on Monday, alleging in a 44-page complaint obtained by The Athletic that ...

Rob Nelson came up with the idea for Big League Chew in 1977 when he pitched for the Portland Mavericks, the zany and defunct minor-league baseball team. He and a Mavericks bat boy made the first ...