2025 AL East Odds: Can Yankees Catch Blue Jays, Purple Sox?

Traditionally, and even in recent times, the AL East has belonged to the Yankees. 

However this season would not look like aligning itself with historic precedent.

Which squad is favored to win the AL East this season? Listed here are the percentages at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Aug. 13, in addition to what to know concerning the division. 

AL East winner

Blue Jays: -300 (wager $10 to win $13.33 whole)Yankees: +450 (wager $10 to win $55 whole)Purple Sox: +550 (wager $10 to win $65 whole)Rays: +40000 (wager $10 to win $4,010 whole)

What to know: All-time, the Yankees have received the division 21 instances, together with 9 straight instances from 1998 to 2006, and thrice within the final six seasons, together with final 12 months (94-68). New York went on to lose to the Dodgers in 5 video games within the World Sequence final season. This 12 months has been an uneven one for New York to this point, because it at the moment sits third within the division, behind the Blue Jays and the rival Purple Sox. As of Aug. 13, Toronto has the second-best file in all of baseball to associate with a 4.5-game lead over Boston and a six-game lead over New York. Oddly sufficient, it has the third-best run differential within the division by a large margin. 

The Blue Jays have solely received the division six instances since its inception (1969), and final received it in 2015 earlier than dropping within the ALCS. Nevertheless, the earlier two instances Toronto claimed the AL East? Properly, that resulted in back-to-back World Sequence titles in 1992 and 1993. 

Remaining matchups: The Blue Jays, Yankees and Purple Sox all have three video games remaining in opposition to one another.

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