Aaron Boone felt weird walking into the visiting clubhouse with the New York Yankees at the team’s spring training home.

Sabor del Sol, a Zebulon-based Tequila brand, was the target of a attempted heist in Laredo, Texas. Someone tried to drive away with a six-figure sum, or 8,000 bottles, of their product.

Tequila has long enjoyed a place on the podium of most-enjoyed liqours, but this other Mexican liquor has been picking up ...