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According to a Baltimore Sun report, the Orioles gave portions of their playoff bonus pool to charity and to the estate of public relations director Monica Barlow, who died at age 36 in February. From the Sun:

When the Orioles players met in September to vote on how they would divvy up whatever playoff money they would receive from the 2014 postseason, they made a point to remember late public relations director Monica Barlow….

Although the specific breakdown isn’t released to the public, one source who had direct knowledge of how the playoff shares were divided said the Orioles players chose two different ways to remember Barlow, who died in February at age 36 after a protracted battle with lung cancer.

The players assigned one cash award to Barlow’s estate and made a separate donation to the LUNGevity Foundation, which provides lung cancer research, educational programs and support for lung cancer patients. Barlow was heavily involved with the charity.

According to the report, the Orioles received $7.44 million from the total postseason bonus pool, which comes from a portion of the gate revenue for playoff games. The team voted to give full postseason shares of about $125,000 each to 52 players.

In addition to the money distributed among the players, Barlow’s estate and the LUNGevity Foundation, the players gave 36 cash awards to members of the team’s staff.