Cubs players rewarded for postseason run

CHICAGO -- Several of the Cubs got a nice holiday present Monday. Major League Baseball announced the Cubs' full share from the 2015 players postseason pool was $122,327.59, and that the team issued 60 full shares, the most of any of the playoff squads.

Besides the 60 full shares, the Cubs issued a total of 8.25 partial shares and 13 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 2015 players' pool was a record total of $69,882,149.26, topping the previous high of $65,363,469.22 of 2012. The money is divided among the 10 postseason teams.

The World Series champion Royals' full share was worth $370,069.03, while a full share for the National League champion Mets was $300,757.78. The average share value for the Mets was a record high for a World Series runner-up, eclipsing $291,667.68 for the 2006 American League champion Tigers.

The Cubs reached the NL Championship Series, but were swept in four games by the Mets. Chicago's share of the players' pool was $8,385,857.91.