US EditionLos Angeles Dodgers to Pay Record $169 Million Luxury Tax After Winning 2nd Straight World Series
The Dodgers' postseason share increased despite a slight decline in the total $128.2 million pool, with 94.5 full share equivalents voted by players, MLB said.
- On Thursday, the commissioner’s office reported the Los Angeles Dodgers’ full postseason share at $484,748, with the total postseason pool nearly $128.2 million, slightly down from the 2024 record.
- Revenue drivers like ballpark capacities explain yearly pool size, while full-share equivalents have risen in recent years, changing how pools translate to per-player pay.
- By comparison to recent champions, Los Angeles players voted 82 full shares and 12.5 partial shares for 94.5 equivalents plus $340,000 in cash from a $128.2 million pool, below 2022's $516,347 and 2023's $506,263.
- Other playoff teams saw very different full shares, such as $182,376 for Seattle and $9,347 for Boston, while the AL champion Toronto Blue Jays' share was $354,118, just below last year's $354,572 for the New York Yankees.
- Beyond players and managers eligible on or after June 1, spring training coaches, scouts, grounds crew receive cash awards, and executives are ineligible, according to official rules.
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World Series win worth nearly $485,000 for Dodgers players
Major League Baseball distributed nearly $128.2 million in postseason bonuses, with the World Series-winning Los Angeles Dodgers dividing their pot into 82 full shares worth nearly $485,000 each.
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World Series champion Dodgers' full share is $484,748, up from 2024 but below 2022 record
A full postseason share for the World Series champion Dodgers totaled $484,748, up from the amount Los Angeles players earned in 2024 but still down from the winner’s figure in 2022 and 2023.
Punto y Coma MX The share of the winnings that the Dodgers, World Series champions, received, totaled at 484,748, an increase over the amount that Los Angeles players took in 2024, but still below the number of the winner in 2022 and 2023. The commissioner's office reported on Thursday that the total postseason fund of almost 128,2 million was slightly lower than the record of 129,1 million in 2024. The annual amount of the fund is affected by t…
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