The Chicago Cubs are suing two men accused of posing in bear costumes as mascots for the Major League Baseball team and lurking around Wrigley Field, hustling fans for tips and in one case getting into a bar brawl.

In a lawsuit filed in a US district court in Chicago, the team said John Paul Weier and Patrick Weier show up for games garbed in their "Billy Cub" outfits, including Cubs caps and jerseys, offering to have pictures and videos taken with fans.

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