Chewing gum and sunflower seeds is more than a habit among MLB stars; it’s a tradition filled with history, superstition and strategy that has accompanied baseball players for generations.

Major League Baseball players usually chew edible items like sunflower seeds or gum, but St. Louis Cardinals ... cameras caught Willson Contreras chewing on batting tape during his at-bat.

If you’ve noticed players chewing gum during a game, you might have wondered why. Did they have a particularly potent chicken Kyiv for lunch? Are they using it to help ease nerves? Do they have ...