MLB: 2026 NL Cy Young Winner: how this market works

What you need to know

This market is asking: which pitcher in the National League will be voted the best pitcher in the NL for the 2026 season? The Cy Young Award is given out every year, one for each league, by baseball writers who vote after the season ends. A 'Yes' on Jacob Misiorowski means he wins that award; a 'Yes' on Cristopher Sanchez means he does instead, and so on. Only one player can win. The market settles on whoever MLB officially names as the 2026 NL Cy Young Award winner, which is typically announced in November after the season. The Baseball Writers' Association of America casts the votes, and MLB announces the result. One edge case worth knowing: if the season is cancelled or no winner is declared before December 31, 2026, the market resolves to 'Other' rather than any named player. A tie would follow official MLB tiebreak rules. None of the provided news headlines are relevant to the 2026 NL Cy Young race. The kind of news that would matter here includes pitching stats and rankings as the season progresses, any injury reports for the leading candidates, or standout performances that shift how voters might view each pitcher. Predicting a season-ending award in July is genuinely hard, even when one player leads. Injuries can end a season overnight. A pitcher who looks dominant now can fade, and a pitcher outside the current top three can surge over the final two months. Jacob Misiorowski is priced at 61%, meaning the market sees him as the frontrunner but far from a certainty. About 40% of the probability still sits elsewhere, which reflects real, meaningful uncertainty with months of baseball still to play.

The odds right now

• Jacob Misiorowski-6.4 pts (1w)61%
• Cristopher Sanchez14%
• Zack Wheeler+0.6 pts (1w)6%
• Paul Skenes+3.5 pts (1w)5%
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto-0.1 pts (1w)4%
• Chris Sale-0.1 pts (1w)4%
• Shohei Ohtani-0.7 pts (1w)2%
• Brandon Woodruff-0.5 pts (1w)0%
• Freddy Peralta0%
• Nolan McLean0%
• Eury Perez-0.3 pts (1w)0%
• Hunter Greene0%

Price history

How this resolves

Resolves November 12, 2026

This market will resolve to the player who wins the 2026 National League Cy Young Award. In the event of a tie, this market will resolve according to the official winner as determined by MLB rules. Read the full resolution rules on the live market page.

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