MLB: Historical stripes! Tampa Bay ties Major Leagues record

The Tampa Bay Rays wrote their name in gold letters in Major League Baseball history. This is because the Florida franchise, which was launched only in 1998, reached a total of 13 consecutive victories at the start of the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) Season, a figure that means the best start for any team in this circuit.

This record is shared with two other franchises: the Milwaukee Brewers and the Atlanta Braves, However, that pair of teams achieved this mark during the 80s, which is why what Tampa has done is quite an event in the “King of Sports.”

This was all made possible by the Rays defeating the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field.a property where the Mexican Randy Arozarena and company managed to beat the “red-legged” with a resounding 9-3 score.

After this, Tampa will seek to achieve the solo record, since if they beat the Toronto Blue Jays this Friday, the team led by manager Kevin Cash would reach the unprecedented number of 14 wins at the start of the season.

It will be tomorrow at 5:07 p.m., central time, when the Rayas enter the house of the Blue Jays to seek to consolidate this record in the best baseball on the planet.

old record

The record of 13 victories as the best start in the MLB dates back to 1982, since it was in that year when the Atlanta Braves managed to start their campaign in the Major Leagues that way.

After them, it took five years for any team to match them, as it was in 1987 when the Milwaukee Brewers did the same by starting that campaign with the same number of victories.

With all this it is that 41 years have passed since the mark of this record was established in 13 victories, however this could end this Friday in Canadian territory.

The best starts of teams in the Major Leagues

• Milwaukee Brewers: 13 in 1987.
• Atlanta Braves 13 in 1982.
• Oakland Athletics 11 in 1981.
• Cleveland Indians 10 in 1966.
• Pittsburgh Pirates 10 in 1962.
• Dodgers the Brooklyn 10 and 1955.