With more than 160 games in the regular season alone, a Major League Baseball schedule is without doubt a marathon and not a sprint.
And like any marathon run, there are missteps, with history showing that even the greatest teams on record can't expect to remain perfect.
Take the 1906 Chicago Cubs for example who won a league-record 116 out of their 152 games, meaning that while this group of Northsiders have no peer, they still managed to lose more than 23 per cent of their outings.
With it all to play for at the start every season for all 30 franchises, getting a jump on the competition may be imperative but it is also tough.
Still, certain teams have been known to get hotter than July in the early days of April.
Ahead of the 2024 Major League Baseball season, the record for the hottest starts sits at 13, with the following teams all proving perfect for their opening fortnights.
Tampa Bay Rays (2023)ย
Detroit - 4-0 - March 30
Detroit - 12-2 - April 1
Detroit - 5-1 - April 2
@ Washington - 6-2 - April 3
@ Washington - 10-6 - April 4
@ Washington - 7-2 - April 5
Oakland - 9-5 - April 7
Oakland - 11-0 - April 8
Oakland - 11-0 - April 9
Boston - 1-0 - April 10
Boston - 7-2 - April 11
Boston - 9-7 - April 12
Boston - 9-3 - April 13
Milwaukee Brewers (1987)
Boston - 5-1 - April 6
Boston -ย 3-2 - April 8
Boston - 12-11 - April 9
@ Texas - 11-8 - April 10
@ Texas -ย 8-6 - April 11
@ Texas - 7-5 - April 12
@ Baltimore - 6-3 - April 13
@ Baltimore -ย 7-4 - April 14
@ Baltimore - 7-0 - April 15
Texas - 10-2 - April 17
Texas - 4-3 - April 18
Texas - 6-4 - April 19
@ Chicago WS - 5-4 - April 20
Atlanta Braves (1982)
@ San Diego - 1-0 - April 6
@ San Diego -ย 6-4 - April 7
Houston - 6-2 - April 9
Houston - 8-6 - April 10
Houston - 5-0 - April 11
@ Cincinnati - 6-1 - April 12
@ Cincinnati - 8-5 - April 13
@ Cincinnati - 5-2 - April 14
@ Houston - 5-3 - April 16
@ Houston - 2-1 - April 17
@ Houston - 6-5 - April 18
Cincinnati - 4-2 - April 20
Cincinnati - 4-3 - April 21
