Will Boston Red Sox win the 2026 AL East title?

Prediction markets currently give a 12% probability that Will Boston Red Sox win the 2026 AL East title?. This contract trades at 12¢ on Polymarket, closing October 11, 2026. The Red Sox are priced at just 18¢ with an extraordinary 936% implied yield on the Yes side, suggesting the market sees them as significant underdogs for the 2026 AL East despite reasonable liquidity of $1.03M in open interest.

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12¢
Bid/Ask 11/13¢·Spread 2¢·Vol $0·OI $3,685.555·Closes Oct 11, 2026·172d remaining
0xa87b0be03d2c552438f5482b1ba29334d647e1012a114a009a9104e623bcb4c7
7-day price568 snapshots · 3 regime
30¢12¢ current
Apr 812¢Apr 21

Analysis

5d ago

The Red Sox are priced at just 18¢ with an extraordinary 936% implied yield on the Yes side, suggesting the market sees them as significant underdogs for the 2026 AL East despite reasonable liquidity of $1.03M in open interest. The 7-day price movement from 13¢ to 18¢ represents a 38% rally, yet the 10¢ spread remains wide and 24-hour volume is thin at $113.81, indicating limited conviction behind the recent uptick. With extreme realized volatility of 1155% and a Vol Ratio of 4.44, this market is pricing in substantial uncertainty, though the neutral regime score and 178 days to expiry suggest the high yield may reflect genuine competitive weakness rather than mispricing.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve according to the team that wins the 2026 MLB American League East 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 East 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) 1554.8%
IY (No) 28.9%
Adj IY 777%
CRI 7
Overround 0.0%
▶ Full indicator table (5)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)1554.8%
IY (No)28.9%
Adj IY777%
CRI7
Overround0.0%

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.341
Spread
2¢
Computed
4/21/2026, 8:26:24 PM
Observability lowEvent type sports
Indicators computed 4/21/2026, 8:23:18 PM

Trade

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