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Rays Pick Nick Martinez to Start World Series Opener Over Drew Rasmussen

The Tampa Bay Rays have selected Nick Martinez as their starting pitcher for Game 1 of the World Series against the Brewers.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 22 Oct 2026 · updated 57m ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · Will the Tampa Bay Rays win the 2026 World Series?
0%50%100%37%16 Oct, 00:28 UTCnowwww.espn.com: Rays opt for Martinez to start World Series over ace Rasmussen · 22 Oct, 23:28 UTCSI Feed: Rays Unsurprisingly Announce Nick Martinez as Game 1 Starter for World Series · 22 Oct, 22:32 UTC

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The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 22 Oct 2026. SI Feed published first, on 22 October at 22:32 UTC; www.espn.com followed 56 min later. The most recent article, from www.espn.com, appeared on 22 October at 23:28 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), SI Feed.

2 prediction markets price this story:

  • Will the Tampa Bay Rays win the 2026 World Series? — the market puts it at 37%, with $20k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 31 Oct 2026. The market resolves based on which team wins the 2026 MLB World Series. If the Tampa Bay Rays win, the outcome is "Yes"; if they lose or are eliminated before winning, it is "No." Readers often mistakenly think the linked story about new uniforms affects the resolution, but only the actual World Series winner matters.
  • Nick Martinez — the market puts it at 1%, with $41k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 8 Dec 2026. The outcome is Yes if Nick Martinez wins the 2026 World Series MVP award; otherwise, it is No. Readers often mistake the deadline for the end of the regular season instead of the conclusion of the World Series.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.

Sources

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  1. Rays opt for Martinez to start World Series over ace Rasmussen www.espn.com ·
  2. Rays Unsurprisingly Announce Nick Martinez as Game 1 Starter for World Series SI Feed

Related prediction markets

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  • Polymarket Will the Tampa Bay Rays win the 2026 World Series? 37% $20k 24hends 31 Oct 2026

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    Wrong market?

  • Kalshi Nick Martinez 1% +1 $41k 24hends 8 Dec 2026

    Does the market have this right?

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