What Additional Compensation MLB Postseason Players Receive?
To strive to win the World Series, the rosters have additional incentives.
Professional baseball’s October season is in full swing as the MLB postseason gets under way. The Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Philadelphia Phillies made it through the wildcard rounds to the Divisional Series, but how much money do their players make for winning in the postseason?
In the MLB, players are paid salaries throughout the regular season. However, during the postseason, teams split revenue from ticket sales based on a percentage of games played.
For 2023, this method will be modified once again to increase the participants’ earning potential. The postseason in 2022 consisted of 40 games, with an increase from 2021’s $107m split among the 12 contending clubs.
Since the wildcard stage was expanded in 2022, the prize money for October baseball will be worth $100 million. It featured games-of-three series in place of a one-off shootout in 2022 and included 12 teams for the first time. Following a deal between MLB and the MLB Players Association, players received 60% of eight games.
The Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves, who competed in the World Series last year, received $516,347 and $397,391 respectively as a result of the new adjustments.
MLB Playoff Rewards
The Wildcard Round
- Losing 2-0 to the Seattle Mariners, the Toronto Blue Jays received no financial prizes.
- Cash prizes of $22,453 were given to the St. Louis Cardinals, who lost against the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0.
- Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0, and the team received cash prizes totaling $8,272.
- Cash prizes of $23,500 were given to the New York Mets, who fell to the San Diego Padres 2-1.
The Divisional Series
- Cash prizes of $53,000 were given to the Cleveland Guardians, who fell to the New York Yankees 3-2.
- No financial prizes were given to the Seattle Mariners, who fell to the Houston Astros 3-0.
- Los Angeles Dodgers (who were defeated 3-1 by the San Diego Padres) received cash prizes totaling $51,501.
- Cash prizes of $133,604 went to the Atlanta Braves (who lost 3-1 to the San Diego Padres).
The Championship Series
- No financial prizes were given to the New York Yankees, who lost to the Houston Astros by a score of 4-0.
- Cash prizes totaling $2,000 went to the San Diego Padres (who fell to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2).
The World Series Losers
- Cash prizes totaling $20,000 were given to the Philadelphia Phillies (who fell to the Houston Astros 4-2).
The World Series Winners
- Cash prizes totaling $940,000 went to the Houston Astros (who defeated the Phillies 4-2).
