On Monday, it was reported that the LA Dodgers, Lakers and 10 other Los Angeles-based professional sports teams would come together to donate more than $8 million to help those affected by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. (formerly Twitter). .
The Athletic’s Murray Legal also uploaded the team’s joint statement.
The post is captioned, “12 Los Angeles professional sports teams unite to donate over $8 million to support fire victims.”
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While this donation will help support the community during this desperate time, many fans are concerned about how little money each team has donated compared to the huge amount of revenue each team brings in each season. I immediately pointed it out. One fan criticized the “permissiveness” of the Dodgers and Lakers, who have Shohei Ohtani and LeBron James on their respective rosters. A fan wrote:
“Are we supposed to be impressed by this ‘generosity’? This equates to approximately $667,000 per team (rounding error for Shohei Ohtani and LeBron James).”
Another fan said, “The Dodgers should have donated all the money they postponed…It would have been a lot more than 666,000 yen…That’s ironic considering what’s going on in Los Angeles right now.” I wrote.
“It’s good that they’re donating, but I don’t think they should make a press release to donate less than 0.01% of their monthly revenue. They shouldn’t make a press release to put a penny in the tip jar.” I’m not going to do that,” a fan commented.
“California’s 12 professional sports teams combined for about $3.826 billion in revenue last year,” another fan posted.
Another fan shared, “Each team makes more than that per game. Less than $25 million for this effort is ridiculous.”
Another fan wrote, “This is like me donating 8 cents.”
Los Angeles Dodgers will earn $35 million for winning the 2024 World Series
To put those numbers into context, the Los Angeles Dodgers enjoyed an incredible 2024 season that included winning baseball’s biggest prize, the World Series, and they received a total of $35 million in prize money for that feat.
This number typically depends on a variety of factors, including television broadcast revenue and other revenue generated by the team. According to AS, the prize money will ultimately be divided among the players, coaches and all other staff members who contributed to the team’s successful season.
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