This year, the Royals issued 58 full shares, a total of 8.37 partial shares and 50 cash awards.
The players' pool is formed from 50 percent of the gate receipts from the Wild Card Games presented by Budweiser; 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.
The players' pool was divided among the 10 postseason clubs: the two World Series participants (Royals and Mets), the two League Championship Series runners-up (Blue Jays and Cubs), the four Division Series runners-up (Rangers, Astros, Cardinals, Dodgers) and the two Wild Card runners-up (Yankees and Pirates).