Dodgers championship shares top record-setting postseason pool
We’ve all heard the old saying, “To the victors go the spoils.” In the case of the World Series champion Dodgers, that meant postseason shares worth nearly a half-million dollars.
Los Angeles’ postseason shares were worth $477,440.70 each, part of a record-setting pool of nearly $129.1 million. The overall pool eclipsed the previous record -- set last year at $107.8 million -- by more than $21 million.
The Dodgers’ shares were less than the Rangers’ championship shares a year ago, as Los Angeles distributed more shares than Texas did. The Dodgers awarded the 79 full shares, 17.49 partial shares and $405,000 in cash awards from their pool of $46,473,177.14.
The American League champion Yankees issued 71 full shares and 16.38 partial shares, with a full share coming in at $354,571.67.
The Mets and Guardians, who lost in the League Championship Series, took home a pool worth $15,491,059.05 each. New York dished out 68 full shares worth $179,948.36 (plus 18 partial shares) while Cleveland shares were worth $182,662.86 (72 full, 12.48 partial).
Prior to the World Series, the total pools are the same for the teams that reach each round. The size of full shares vary based on how many each team votes to give out, as well as partial shares and cash awards.
Below is the full breakdown of postseason shares for all 12 of this year’s participants. The number of full shares awarded by each team are listed in parentheses:
Dodgers: $477,440.70 (79)
Yankees: $354,571.67 (71)
Mets: $179,948.36 (68)
Guardians: $182,662.86 (72)
Tigers: $55,729.25 (67)
Royals: $49,583.03 (68)
Phillies: $52,277.86 (63)
Padres: $45,984.55 (77)
Braves: $9,547.87 (86)
Orioles: $11,870.49 (67)
Astros: $10,748.95 (76)
Brewers: $10,013.43 (68)