Texas Rangers More Generous Than Astros? World Champs Give More Playoff Shares Than Houston in 2022

A record $107.8 million pool was divided among the 2023 playoff teams, with the World Series champion Texas Rangers giving out slightly more than $500,000 per share.

Apparently, the Texas Rangers are more generous spreading out their postseason bonuses than the Houston Astros were last year.

A full postseason share for the 2023 World Series champion Rangers totaled $506,263, as part of the largest pool in MLB history. The $107.8 million split among the playoff teams beat last year’s $107.5 million in the first season of the expanded playoffs.

The Texas shares were down from Houston’s $516,347 in 2022.

The Rangers divided $38.8 million into 64 full shares, 12.56 partial shares and $48,000 in cash awards, according to the commissioner’s office. The Astros went with 59 full shares, 14.14 partial shares and $940,000 in cash awards.

In essence, the Rangers spread their pool to more recipients than Houston did after the 2022 World Series.

The National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks, who lost to Texas in the World Series, gave out a full share of $313,634. The Diamondbacks split $25.9 million into 71 full shares and 11.49 partial shares. The Philadelphia Phillies’ share was $296,255 last year.

The shares for the rest of the 2023 playoff teams:

• Astros: $173,187
• Phillies: $171,184
• Baltimore Orioles: $43,942
• Atlanta Braves: $43,801
• Minnesota Twins: $42,859
• Los Angeles Dodgers: $36,929
• Miami Marlins: $10,154
• Toronto Blue Jays: $9,592
• Tampa Bay Rays: $8,728
• Milwaukee Brewers: $8,336

The pool includes 60% from the first two games of each Wild Card Series, first three games of each Division Series, and first four games of each League Championship Series and World Series.

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