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Fluke or For Real? Breaking Down MLB's Stunning Starts to 2023

Ah, April. It's that time of year when it's OK for fans of Major League Baseball to have trust issues, lest they get tricked into mistaking flukes for real things and vice versa.

It would thus be a blatant act of overconfidence to try to determine which is which this early in the 2023 season. In which case, well, so be it.

Whether it's a good idea or not, the idea here is to play a game of "Fluke or For Real?" with the most surprising performances of the '23 campaign to date. These include four hitters and four pitchers who are either blowing away or falling short of expectations, as well as two teams that have been much better than anyone could have anticipated.