MLB postseason teams share record $76.6 million in bonuses
The Texas Rangers players and select staff pocketed nearly $40,000 each in postseason shares after winning the American League West and getting swept by the Toronto Blue Jays.
The 10 postseason teams divided a record $76.6 million, up $7 million from 2015. The pool total is formed from gate receipts from the two wild card games (50 percent), the first three games of the divisions series (60 percent), the first four games of the LCS (60 percent) and from the first four games from the World Series (60 percent).
The World Series winning Cubs handed out 66 shares worth $369,000 each. The Indians each took home $262,000. The Rangers’ individual share was $38,422.69. They doled out 54 shares, 10.19 partial shares, and seven cash awards.
A full Postseason share for the 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs was worth $368,871.59, while a full share for the American League Champion Cleveland Indians totaled $261,804.65, Major League Baseball announced today.
The two World Series teams in 2015, the Royals and Mets, earned slightly higher postseason shares. The Royals earned $370,000 and the Mets earned $301,000.
2016 MLB Postseason Shares:
Club | Players pool | Share | Shares issued | Partial shares | Cash awards |
Cubs | $27,586,017.75 | $368,871.59 | 66 | 8.7 | 4 |
Indians | $18,390,678.50 | $261,804.65 | 60 | 8.75 | 16 |
Dodgers | $9,195,339.25 | $123,741.24 | 65 | 8.285 | 20 |
Blue Jays | $9,195,339.25 | $123,045.09 | 66 | 7.75 | 15 |
Red Sox | $2,490,404.38 | $33,761.22 | 61 | 10.686 | 14 |
Giants | $2,490,404.38 | $36,443.03 | 57 | 10.5 | 9 |
Rangers | $2,490,404.38 | $38,422.69 | 54 | 10.19 | 7 |
Nationals | $2,490,404.38 | $35,442.68 | 60 | 10.209 | 1 |
Orioles | $1,149,417.41 | $18,351.02 | 52 | 8.36 | 30 |
Mets | $1,149,417.41 | $17,951.65 | 51 | 12.75 | 5 |
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This story was originally published December 6, 2016 at 5:47 PM with the headline "MLB postseason teams share record $76.6 million in bonuses."