Will Drake Baldwin have the highest batting average in the 2026 MLB regular season?

Q: Will Drake Baldwin have the highest batting average in the 2026 MLB regular season?

Prediction markets currently price this at 1%. A YES share costs 1.0¢ and pays $1 if it happens. That is a return of 9900.0% over 1.6mo.

MLB: Batting Average Leader$696 liquidity$193k volumecloses 1.6mo

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BUY YES

Cost: 1.0¢
Implied chance: 1.0%
Return if right: 9900.0%
Spread cost: 40%

If you put in $100

You get 10000.0 shares at 1.0¢ each.

YES wins: $10000.00 back, a profit of $9900.00. YES loses: $0.00, and the whole $100 is gone.

The gap between buyers and sellers takes $6666.67 of that profit. Without it you would make $16566.67.

Assumes the whole order fills at this price. A large order eats into the book and averages worse.

Buy YES on Polymarket

BUY NO

Cost: 99.8¢
Implied chance: 99.8%
Return if right: 0.2%
Spread cost: 67%

If you put in $100

You get 100.2 shares at 99.8¢ each.

NO wins: $100.20 back, a profit of $0.20. NO loses: $0.00, and the whole $100 is gone.

The gap between buyers and sellers takes $0.40 of that profit. Without it you would make $0.60.

Assumes the whole order fills at this price. A large order eats into the book and averages worse.

Buy NO on Polymarket

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How this market resolves

This market will resolve according to the player who records the highest batting average among qualified players during the 2026 Major League Baseball regular season. In the event of a tie, this market will resolve according to the official leader as determined by the rules of the MLB. If multiple leaders are announced then this market will resolve to the player that records more hits during the 2026 MLB regular season. If a tie still persists, this market will resolve in favor of the player that records more doubles during the 2026 MLB regular season. If a tie still persists, then this market will resolve in favor of the player that records more home runs during the 2026 MLB regular season. If a tie still persists, this market will resolve to the player whose listed last name comes first alphabetically. If the 2026 MLB regular season is cancelled, postponed after October 15, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or there is otherwise no official leader declared within that timeframe, this market will resolve to “Other”. The resolution source for this market will be official information from MLB; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.