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MLB Partners with Polymarket to Launch Prediction Markets

3/19/2026

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Major League Baseball and Polymarket will enter the prediction market space, announced by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred to uphold integrity.
The deal includes an information-sharing agreement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Polymarket will use MLB branding and Sportradar data.
The CFTC will oversee the prediction markets amid ongoing legal challenges in several states.
MLB and Polymarket will establish integrity standards to prevent market manipulation.

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Story summary

Major League Baseball and Polymarket will enter the prediction market space, announced by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred to uphold integrity.
The deal includes an information-sharing agreement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Polymarket will use MLB branding and Sportradar data.
The CFTC will oversee the prediction markets amid ongoing legal challenges in several states.
MLB and Polymarket will establish integrity standards to prevent market manipulation.