The regular season is over and now the post-season begins.

So how much do the playoff teams get for getting into the postseason?

Gate receipts from the guaranteed post-season games form the player pool of money. The guaranteed games are the minimum number of games in each series that must be played to determine the winner. This would be 2 games for the Wild Card Series, 3 for the Division series, and 4 for the League Championships and World Series games.

60% of these receipts from all of these games form the pool and then the money is divided between the winning and losing teams as follows:

World Series Winner..................................36%

World Series Loser....................................24%

League Championship Series Losers (2)...............24%

Division Series Losers (4).............................13%

Wild Card Series Losers (4) ............................3%

The players on the team then divide the pool into full shares, partial shares, and separate cash awards. 

In 2018, when the Red Sox won the World Series, the total player's pool was $88,188,633.49.

The Red Sox 36% share of the pool was $31.747.908.06, which was divided into:

66 full shares @ $416.837.72 each

10.025 partial shares

8 cash awards

In this case, full shares went to most players who played during the year, the front office staff, and coaching staff. 

Partial shares and cash awards were issued to others as determined by the players

Sources:

MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement (2022-2026)

MLB Sets Postseason Shares Record Of Over $88 Million For 2018