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Yankees Announce Short-Term Partnership With Polymarket

The deal brings MLB’s prediction‑market partner into stadium advertising, as it tests legal and integrity safeguards.

Overview

  • The New York Yankees confirmed on Thursday that they have begun a team-level partnership with Polymarket that runs through the end of this season and will feature immediate stadium and broadcast activation.
  • Polymarket branding will appear on LED displays and rotating home‑plate signage at Yankee Stadium and on broadcasts such as the YES Network and Amazon Prime.
  • The partnership includes planned premium fan experiences, including batting-practice access and kids‑run‑the‑bases events tied to Polymarket promotions.
  • Polymarket is already MLB’s reported multiyear, league-level prediction‑market partner and has relaunched U.S. operations this year after a multi-year ban; the Mets recently signed a multiyear deal with rival Novig, which holds a CFTC designation.
  • Officials stress integrity monitoring, including a reported Palantir relationship, even as New York state enforcement actions against competitors and past insider‑trading scandals in the industry create legal and reputational risks for teams and the league.