The Red Sox Win the World Series Against the Dodgers

Sunday night the Boston Red Sox walked away from the 2018 World Series as champions.

The team defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 in the best of seven series and now have four World Series wins in 15 years. Not only are they bringing home the Commissioner’s Trophy but they are also going to see a lot of money.

All players who compete in the postseason get a playoff bonus, with the amount depending on how far their team goes. The further the team goes, the more money they earn. Last year the Houston Astros won the series and their team split a record $30.4 million. Los Angeles Dodgers split $20.3 million as the runner up.

“The players’ pool” — which is divided among the 10 postseason clubs — “is formed from 50 percent of the gate receipts from the Wild Card Games; 60 percent of the gate receipts from the first three games of the Division Series; 60 percent of the gate receipts from the first four games of the League Championship Series; and 60 percent of the gate receipts from the first four games of the World Series,” according to the MLB.

“Each year, as stipulated in the basic agreement between the players union and Major League Baseball, teams headed to the postseason hold a meeting to distribute shares,” reported the New York Times.

“The money is designated in 25 full shares, but the players may divide the shares to include those who played during the year but were not on the playoff roster, as well as coaches, trainers and strength coaches.”

Also, “other nonuniformed personnel, like clubhouse attendants, chefs, public relations staff, security guards, bus drivers and grounds crew members — a precedent set in 1903 — can be awarded some of the cash.”