Will Cleveland Guardians win the 2026 AL Central title?

Prediction markets currently give a 24% probability that Will Cleveland Guardians win the 2026 AL Central title?. This contract trades at 24¢ on Polymarket, closing October 11, 2026. The Guardians are priced at a significant discount (21¢) despite reasonable open interest of $862.54, with the Yes side offering an extraordinary 773% annualized yield that reflects the long 178-day time horizon and low base probability.

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24¢
Bid/Ask 23/24¢·Spread 1¢·Vol $26.82·OI $4,359.713·Closes Oct 11, 2026·172d remaining
0x308ee24a8f46e8e61286e9b0661cc42e09c34c93bc46dd4842070a2daf928dee
7-day price226 snapshots · 3 regime
26¢24¢ current
Apr 814¢Apr 21

Analysis

5d ago

The Guardians are priced at a significant discount (21¢) despite reasonable open interest of $862.54, with the Yes side offering an extraordinary 773% annualized yield that reflects the long 178-day time horizon and low base probability. The market has shown notable upward momentum over seven days (17¢ to 21¢, a +24% move) with elevated realized volatility at 574%, suggesting either shifting expectations about Cleveland's 2026 competitiveness or broader AL Central uncertainty. Liquidity remains thin at $34.37 daily volume with a 5¢ spread, and the high Vol Ratio of 2.08 indicates asymmetric positioning that could create price instability as we approach October 2026.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve according to the team that wins the 2026 MLB American League Central division. In the event of a tie, this market will resolve according to the official winner as determined by MLB rules. If multiple winners are announced then this market will resolve to the team whose listed nickname comes first alphabetically. If at any point it becomes impossible for a listed team to be named the 2026 American League Central division champion per the rules of the MLB (e.g., they are eliminated in the playoffs), the corresponding market will resolve to “No”. If the 2026 MLB regular season is cancelled, postponed after October 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or there is otherwise no winner declared within that timeframe, this market will resolve to “Other”. The primary resolution source will be official information from Major League Baseball (https://www.mlb.com/); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Indicators

IY (Yes) 670.4%
IY (No) 66.9%
Adj IY 670%
CRI 3
RV 1057%
VR 3.60
▶ Full indicator table (8)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)670.4%
IY (No)66.9%
Adj IY670%
CRI3
RV1057%
VR3.60
IAR1.9/h
Overround0.0%

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.341
Spread
1¢
Computed
4/21/2026, 2:28:27 PM
Observability lowEvent type sports
Indicators computed 4/21/2026, 2:23:18 PM

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