Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

After years of decline, baseball’s new rules for 2023 have opened the door for a spike in stolen bases across MLB.

The Tampa Bay Rays’ rampage is over. Reality will finally settle over the American League East, and it’s going to be a wild ride.

The Rays can go for a record 14-0 start on Friday at Toronto when they open a three-game series at Rogers Centre.

The Tampa Bay Rays have won 12 in a row, the most to start a season since the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers opened 13-0.

The wins just keep coming for the Tampa Bay Rays, who improved to 11-0 after Tuesday night’s win over the Boston Red Sox.

Three years after a pandemic reduced baseball in the USA to a 60-game MLB season, it’s clear a handful of young players benefited greatly from 2020.

The Rays became baseball’s first team to start 9-0 since 2003, slugging an MLB-best 24 home runs in the process.

The Orioles were a nice little surprise last year, crawling out of the darkness with 83 wins and a minor threat to win a playoff berth.

Tampa Bay pioneered use of the “opener” but this year’s starting rotation has an air of permanence for the AL contender.

Anthony Rendon had his suspension reduced to four games after the Los Angeles Angels third baseman said that he is dropping his appeal.