How much is losing Game Seven of the ALCS worth? The answer is $10,140,051.86, apparently.
MLB announced 2017 postseason shares earlier today and the Yankees, as well as the NLCS losing Cubs, were awarded $10,140,051.86 in postseason pool money. The Yankees issued 57 full shares at $138,897.63 a pop, plus 15.01 partial shares. I wonder who got the 0.01? Probably Tyler Clippard.
Here are the details on the postseason shares, via MLB’s press release:
The players’ pool is formed from 50 percent of the gate receipts from the Wild Card Games; 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.