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Executive chef Manny Arce didn't want to keep his only table waiting on a night he needed to impress. On Feb. 15, a small group of executives from the Seattle Mariners and Centerplate, the company that manages the team’s concessions, convened at Poquitos, a Mexican restaurant in the heart of Seattle. Arce's job that winter night was to secure Poquitos a stand at Safeco Field by impressing the taste testers. Continue to Article

July 06, 2017 10:00:am EST

Welcome to The Kansas City Star’s Morning Rush, where we get you ready for the day ahead. Here’s what you need to know: How did Amelia Earhart die? A newly revealed photo suggests Amelia Earhart did not die in a plane crash over the Pacific. Instead, the photo suggests, she crash-landed, was captured by the Japanese and later died, Donna McGuire and Lisa Gutierrez report. Old photos trace the career of famed aviator Amelia Earhart. The famous Kansas-born aviatrix disappeared July 2, 1937, while attempting to fly around the world. The most widely held theory is that she crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Moran’s town hall A small Kansas town is preparing for the spotlight in the health care debate Continue to Article

July 06, 2017 8:46:am EST

Gray came out of the blocks slowly this year — a lat injury cost him April, and he had a 4.72 ERA at the end of May. But something’s clicked over the last five weeks. Gray has a 3.45 ERA and 1.17 WHIP over his last seven turns, with a strikeout per inning. Although Gray’s two recent wins came against the ordinary White Sox, including Wednesday’s victory (6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 B, 5 K), the overall schedule hasn’t been cushy. Continue to Article

July 06, 2017 7:36:am EST

Carlos Rodon went through 26 starts in 2016 without striking out 10 or more batters in a start and then pulled off the feat in each of his last two starts to close the season. It didn't take that long in 2017 for Rodon to reach double-digit strikeouts. Rodon struck out 10 Oakland Athletics on Monday, giving up two runs in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out the side in the third inning and started the seventh with his 10th strikeout before getting into a jam and being pulled. Anthony Swarzak got out of the jam and kept the lead intact. Rodon's shoulder injury kept him out of action until he pitched against the Yankees on June 28. He only had two strikeouts, and walked six, in five innings in that loss. Continue to Article

July 03, 2017 10:12:pm EST

For a good while, the A’s Twitter account adopted a username of “Vote. Alonso. Now.”, reminding fans to vote for the first baseman who’s been one of the biggest pleasant surprises in the league this year. That All-Star Game message quietly disappeared Continue to Article

July 02, 2017 11:22:pm EST

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