Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Pension Committee of Mlb Players Benefit Plan Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $4.6B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 1,087
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 100th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $4.3M
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan · Sponsored by Pension Committee of Mlb Players Benefit Plan · Maryland · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$4.6B in assets, 1,087 participants
Pension Committee of Mlb Players Benefit Plan's Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan reported $4.6B in total assets and 1,087 participants in its 2023 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.
- #2,945 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 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, $4.6B for 1,087 participants (~$4.3M/participant), up 9.4% in 2023.
- #2,945
- in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
- +9.4%
- assets growth YoY
- 47×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$4,648,661,647 Highest reported value at or above every one of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2023 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 (1,087 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$302M in the plan year 2022 filing to $438M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $4.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $4.6B in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan reported participants rose from 1,041 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,087 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 510185287 · Pension Committee of Mlb Players Benefit Plan PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan · $4.6B · 1,087 · 100th
- IND $4.6B
- EOY 1,087
- 5500 100th
- ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PCT near Ameren Retirement Plan
- EIN ind #2945
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 (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $4.2B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $4.5B |
| Net Income | $438M |
| Employer EIN | 510185287 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1947-04-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Pension Committee of Mlb Players Benefit Plan)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Pension Committee of 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.
- National Electrical Benefit Fund $18.9B · 323,315
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program $18.4B · 19,673
- National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund $4.5B · 15,047
- International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan $4.2B · 44,973
- Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle Nfl Player Retirement Plan $3.9B · 2,484
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 Ameren Retirement Plan in MO ($4.7B); by covered participants it is Knights of Columbus Agents Pension Plan in CT (1,086 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($4.6B here).
- Ameren Retirement Plan (MO) $4.7B · 10,156
- The Southern California Edison Company Retirement Plan (CA) $4.7B · 9,551
- Usaa Pension Plan (TX) $4.7B · 31,427
- Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters Pension Fund (PA) $4.7B · 11,775
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,087 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Knights of Columbus Agents Pension Plan (CT) 1,086 · 1 off
- Pipe Fitters Local No 533 Pension Plan (MO) 1,086 · 1 off
- Northwestern Ohio Plumbers and Pipefitters Pension Plan and Trust (OH) 1,090 · 3 off
- Constellation Cash Balance Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees (PA) 1,090 · 3 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.