The Rays are the hottest team in MLB out the gate this year. In fact, Tampa is making history with its undefeated run to start the 2023 season, as its latest win over the Athletics saw it further its unblemished streak to eight games.
At 8–0, the Rays are just the third team since 1990 to start a season with such a record, joining the 2003 Royals and 1990 Reds, per ESPN Stats and Info.
Additionally their plus-46 run differential makes them the third team since 1901 to have outscored opponents by 40 or more in its first eight games, putting the 2023 Rays in company with Cleveland’s 1999 squad and the 1955 White Sox. It’s also the highest run differential across a team’s first eight games since 1884, according to MLB’s Sarah Langs.
