LOS ANGELES – A full postseason share for the Dodgers, who won the World Series for a second straight season, is worth $484,747.57 in 2025, part of a total $128.2 million player pool for the postseason,
a source confirmed to True Blue LA.
Players’ share of the postseason pool is determined by gate receipts from the guaranteed length of all four rounds of the playoffs. Sixty percent of the first two games of each wild card series, minus visiting team travel expenses for the single-site series is part of the total pool, as is 60 percent of the first three games of each Division Series, the first four games of each League Championship Series, and the first four games of the World Series.
Postseason shares are distributed as follows:
- 36 percent to the World Series winner (Dodgers)
- 24 percent to the World Series loser (Blue Jays)
- 12 percent to each LCS loser (Brewers, Mariners)
- 3.25 percent to each Division Series loser (Phillies, Cubs, Yankees, Tigers)
- 0.75 percent to each wild card series loser (Reds, Padres, Red Sox, Guardians)
The total pool this year is $128,186,164.98, down only slightly (0.7 percent) from the 2024 total of $129.1 million. The Dodgers’ portion is $46,147,019.39, which included 82 shares at $484,747.57 each, 12.5 partial shares, plus miscellaneous cash awards that totaled $340,000.
This year’s full share for the Dodgers is slightly higher than last year ($477,441), because there were three fewer full shares and five fewer partial shares.
Any player on the team or injured list by June 1 through the end of the season get a full share. All other players’ shares are subject to vote by the players by the end of the regular season.
Two athletic trainers and one club strength and conditional coach are eligible to receive a full or partial share as voted on the players. Other non-uniformed personnel – per Major League Rule 45(b)(4), “including, but not limited to, spring training coaches, traveling secretaries, clubhouse personnel, media relations personnel, scouts, and members of the grounds crew” – are not eligible for a postseason share but are eligible for cash awards, which cannot exceed the value of a full share.
A full postseason share of $484,748 for the Dodgers comes out to 63.8 percent of the 2025 minimum salary of $760,000. For some players with under three years of service time who split time between the majors and minors during the season, they might have been paid more for the postseason than during the regular season.
