Will New York Yankees win the 2026 AL East title?

Prediction markets currently give a 53% probability that Will New York Yankees win the 2026 AL East title?. This contract trades at 53¢ on Polymarket, closing October 11, 2026. The Yankees are priced at 58¢ with a notably wide 10¢ spread and extremely thin 24-hour volume of just $7.57, suggesting limited liquidity despite $989.9k in open interest.

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53¢
Bid/Ask 51/55¢·Spread 4¢·Vol $0·OI $3,468.073·Closes Oct 11, 2026·172d remaining
0x69820b6f34e5099f75efbfcec5b2ca098ee07980dfe52631c5231b85bbfd5555
7-day price323 snapshots · 6 regime
67¢53¢ current
Apr 850¢Apr 20

Analysis

5d ago

The Yankees are priced at 58¢ with a notably wide 10¢ spread and extremely thin 24-hour volume of just $7.57, suggesting limited liquidity despite $989.9k in open interest. The asymmetric implied yields (148.8% for Yes vs. 283.7% for No) indicate the market is pricing in substantial uncertainty, with realized volatility at 357% and a vol ratio of 2.88 pointing to significant price swings relative to the 178-day timeframe. With nearly 11 months until resolution and a neutral regime, this market appears to be in early-stage pricing with room for substantial repricing as the 2026 season approaches.

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) 188.0%
IY (No) 239.1%
Adj IY 120%
CRI 1
Overround 0.0%
▶ Full indicator table (5)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)188.0%
IY (No)239.1%
Adj IY120%
CRI1
Overround0.0%

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.5
Spread
4¢
Computed
4/21/2026, 8:23:43 PM
Indicators computed 4/21/2026, 8:23:18 PM

Trade

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