Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Pension Committee of the Mlb Players Benefit Plan Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $4.2B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 1,041
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 100th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $4.1M
- Avg per participant High balance/head
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.
- #3,077 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 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.
- #3,077
- in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
- -6.1%
- assets change YoY
- 43×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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's outsized position by total assets
Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$4,247,803,775 Highest reported value at or above every one of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,041 participants).
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 510185287 · Pension Committee of the Mlb Players Benefit Plan PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan · $4.2B · 1,041 · 100th
- PART $4.2B
- PART 1,041
- PART 100th
- PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PART near Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Pilot Employees
- PART ind #3077
Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →
Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
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)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Pension Committee of the Mlb Players Benefit Plan plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $5.9B 14.358734149667029% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| 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.
- 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
Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Pilot Employees in GA ($4.3B); by covered participants it is Constellation Employee Pension Plan in PA (1,041 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($4.2B here).
- 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
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,041 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Constellation Employee Pension Plan (PA) 1,041 · 0 off
- Dominion Energy Ohio Union Pension Plan (VA) 1,042 · 1 off
- Utah Pipe Trades Pension Trust Fund (CA) 1,042 · 1 off
- Employee Retirement Income Plan - Hourly West (WA) 1,043 · 2 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.