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Full Share On World Series Champion Red Sox Tops $416,000

November 26, 2018 / 2:44 PM EST / CBS Detroit

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NEW YORK (AP) — A postseason share on World Series champion Boston was worth $416,838, down from a record $438,902 for Houston in 2017.

FOXBOROUGH, MA - NOVEMBER 04: J.D. Martinez of the 2018 World Series Champions Boston Red Sox holds the Commissioner's Trophy as the Red Sox are honored before the game between the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on November 4, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

The commissioner's office said Monday the Red Sox voted 66 full shares, 10.025 partial shares and eight cash awards. The Astros had 60 full shares, 9.23 partial shares and four cash awards.

Packs of freshly printed 20 USD notes are processed for bundling and packaging at the US Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC July 20, 2018. - The dollar slid against the euro and pound on Friday, July 20, 2018, as US President Donald Trump adopted an aggressive posture on trade and foreign exchange, stoking talk of a currency war in addition to a trade war. (Photo by Eva HAMBACH / AFP) (Photo credit should read EVA HAMBACH/AFP/Getty Images)

The players' pool was a record $88.19 million, breaking the mark of $84.5 million set last year.

A share on the NL champion Dodgers was worth $262,027, up from $259,722 for Los Angeles in 2017.

NAGOYA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 15: Infielder Chris Taylor #3 of the Los Angeles Dodgers strikes out in the bottom of 8th inning during the game six between Japan and MLB All Stars at Nagoya Dome on November 15, 2018 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)

Full shares were worth $154,656 for Houston, $122,957 for Milwaukee, $43,082 for the New York Yankees, $40,376 for Atlanta, $40,336 for Colorado, $37,040 for Cleveland, $19,760 for Oakland and $16,155 for the Chicago Cubs.

An employee weighs a pack of freshly printed sheets of 20 USD notes representing a value of 200,000 USD to visitors at the US Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC July 20, 2018. - The production of US currency involves numerous and distinctive steps including designing, engraving, siderography, plate making, offset printing, inspection and packaging. (Photo by Eva HAMBACH / AFP) (Photo credit should read EVA HAMBACH/AFP/Getty Images)

The players' pool included 50 percent of the gate receipts from wild-card games and 60 percent each from the first three games of the Division Series and the first four games of the League Championship Series and World Series.