“I thought the winner of this game got home field advantage in the WS.”
Not any more. The players on the winning team now split a purse amounting to around $20,000 each. Losing teams players get nothing
Now home field advantage is determined by which team has the best W/L during the regular season.
The proceeds used to go to the players’ pension fund. (I don’t think that includes the hot dog I ate and the two Cokes I drank.)