Astros divvy up $2.2 million playoff payout

Major League baseball announced the playoff shares for it's players today, totaling $69,882,149.26 dollars -- breaking the previous record set in 2012 at $65,363,469.22. The Astros received $2,271,169.85 of that total.

The team issues  53 full shares (worth $36,783.25), 8 1/2 partial shares, and nine cash awards.

The breakdown of what the pool is made of goes as follows:  50 percent of the gate receipts from the wild-card games, 60 percent from the first three games of the ALDS and NLDS, and 60 percent from the first four games of the ALCS, NLCS and World Series. The money is then divided between the 10 teams that made the postseason.

Players on each team vote on who gets full, partial or cash award shares.

Here is the rest of the team breakdown:

Kansas City Royals: (Share of Players' Pool: $25,157,573.73; value of each of full share: $370,069.03) - The Royals issued 58 full shares, a total of 8.37 partial shares and 50 cash awards.

New York Mets: (Share of Players' Pool: $16,771,715.82; value of each of full share: $300,757.78) - The Mets issued 44 full shares, a total of 11.05 partial shares and 25 cash awards.

Chicago Cubs: (Share of Players' Pool: $8,385,857.91; value of each of full share: $122,327.59) - The Cubs issued 60 full shares, a total of 8.25 partial shares and 13 cash awards.

Toronto Blue Jays: (Share of Players' Pool: $8,385,857.91; value of each of full share: $141,834.47) - The Blue Jays issued 46 full shares, a total of 12.25 partial shares and 27 cash awards.

Houston Astros: (Share of Players' Pool: $2,271,169.85; value of each of full share: $36,783.25) - The Astros issued 53 full shares, a total of 8.5 partial shares and nine cash awards.

Los Angeles Dodgers: (Share of Players' Pool: $2,271,169.85; value of each of full share: $34,168.74) - The Dodgers issued 48 full shares, a total of 17.18 partial shares and 11 cash awards.

St. Louis Cardinals: (Share of Players' Pool: $2,271,169.85; value of each of full share: $34,223.65) - The Cardinals issued 59 full shares, a total of 7.143 partial shares and two cash awards.

Texas Rangers: (Share of Players' Pool: $2,271,169.85; value of each of full share: $34,074.40) - The Rangers issued 55 full shares, a total of 11.125 partial shares and 13 cash awards.

New York Yankees: (Share of Players' Pool: $1,048,232.24; value of each of full share: $13,979.99) - The Yankees issued 59 full shares and a total of 15.98 partial shares.

Pittsburgh Pirates: (Share of Players' Pool: $1,048,232.24; value of each of full share: $15,884.20) - The Pirates issued 57 full shares, a total of 8.93 partial shares and one cash award.