- On Friday in Toronto, the Tampa Bay Rays had a chance to write history, as a win would give them a 14-0 record to start the season — making them the first team to do so in well over a century.
- They didn’t, falling 6-3 to the Blue Jays. They of course remain a very talented team — but one that will have to be remembered for whatever else it does this season, not simply how the season started.
- But 13-1 is not nothing. The 2023 Rays will settle for having tied the 1987 Brewers and 1982 Braves for the longest win streak to start a season in the Modern Era (since 1900).
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BREAKING: Tampa Bay Rays Will Not Go 162-0, Lose First Game, Miss Record Start
Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco bats against the Milwaukee Brewers during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Scott Audette)
