Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Tampa Bay Rays are on fire to start the 2023 Major League Baseball season, but not everyone is taking them seriously.
The Rays moved to 11-0 on the season with a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night, moving to within one win of setting a franchise-record winning streak.
Members of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrate a win over the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Monday. (Mike Carlson/Getty Images) Despite Tampa Bay’s start, ESPN pundit Chris "Mad Dog" Russo is not taking the Rays seriously as World Series contenders due to who they’ve beaten. RAYS PICK UP NINTH STRAIGHT VICTORY, WINNING BY MARGIN NOT SEEN SINCE 1800S "Absolutely not.
Let me throw cold water on it," Russo said Wednesday on "First Take" when asked if Tampa Bay would get back to a World Series. "The Rays have beaten the Tigers, the Nats, the Athletics — who are a Triple-A team — and the Red Sox, who they always beat," he continued. "Twelve in a row in Tampa.