CSN Chicago · Nov 30, 2015
Cubs dish out 60 playoff shares from record-high MLB pool
Looks like Cubs players are going to have a nice holiday season.
Following a trip to the NLCS, the Cubs are handing out 60 full playoff shares.
That's the highest total in Major League Baseball history and each full share is worth $122,327.59 coming from a record-high MLB players' pool of $69.8 million. The previous players' pool was $65.3 million in 2012.
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The Cubs are also handing out 8.25 partial shares and 13 cash awards.
Here is how the shares were calculated, per MLB: