No one has come out of the gates faster in this 2023 MLB season than the Tampa Bay Rays. The team has steamrolled through the first two weeks, capped off by a four-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox to move to 13-0 on the year. They've done it in dominating fashion, too, outscoring their opposition by a score of 101-30.
Granted, that opposition hasn't been the fiercest – the Rays have faced the Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics and Washington Nationals in addition to the Red Sox so far, who entered play on Thursday with a combined record of 14-34 – but you can only play the teams on your schedule, and 13-0 is 13-0. Plus, well, they just look the part.
The swag is Out. Of. Control. pic.twitter.com/lSscuydY6i
– Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) April 8, 2023