Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Pension Committee of the Mlb Players Benefit Plan Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $4.2B
- Total assets
- 1,041
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $4.1M
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan · Sponsored by Pension Committee of the Mlb Players Benefit Plan · Maryland · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$4.2B in assets, 1,041 participants
Pension Committee of the Mlb Players Benefit Plan's Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan reported $4.2B in total assets and 1,041 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #3,079 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,079 peers)
Where Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan sits by assets
Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $4.2B for 1,041 participants (~$4.1M/participant), down 6.1% in 2022.
- $4.2B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 1,041
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $4.1M
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $302M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan outranks nearly all the 139,258 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 42x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $4.5B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $4.1B |
| Net Income | -$302M |
| Employer EIN | 510185287 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1947-04-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Pension Committee of the Mlb Players Benefit Plan)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 5,163 | $5.2B |
| 2023 | 2 | 5,380 | $5.7B |
| 2024 | 2 | 5,471 | $5.9B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program $18.8B · 21,647
- National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund $4.3B · 14,916
- International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan $3.9B · 50,952
- Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle Nfl Player Retirement Plan $3.7B · 2,587
- Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension Fund $3.7B · 14,787
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Pilot Employees (GA) $4.3B · 1,560
- United States Steel Corporation Plan for Employee Pension Benefits (Revision of 2003) (PA) $4.3B · 3,484
- Carpenters Pension and Annuity Plan of Philadelphia and Vicinity (PA) $4.2B · 5,652
- Marsh & Mclennan Companies Retirement Plan (NY) $4.3B · 8,819
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- By total assets, Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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- Pension Committee of the Mlb Players Benefit Plan's sponsor-wide assets have grown 14.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Arts, Entertainment & Recreation plans