Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Pension Committee of Mlb Players Benefit Plan Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$4.8B
Total assets: 1,091
Participants: 100th
Percentile by assets: $4.4M
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan · Sponsored by Pension Committee of Mlb Players Benefit Plan · Maryland · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$4.8B in assets, 1,091 participants

Pension Committee of Mlb Players Benefit Plan's Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan reported $4.8B in total assets and 1,091 participants in its 2024 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 116,472 plans)

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, $4.8B for 1,091 participants (~$4.4M/participant), up 2.4% in 2024.

$4.8B
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 1,091
covered participants: 100th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $4.4M
avg assets per participant

Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan reported net income fell from $438M in the plan year 2023 filing to $135M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $4.6B in the plan year 2023 filing to $4.8B in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State

Maryland

Industry

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan outranks nearly all the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 48x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$4.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$4.7B
Net Income	$135M
Employer EIN	510185287
Plan Effective Date	1947-04-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Pension Committee of Mlb Players Benefit Plan)

Total plan assets by year, all Pension Committee of Mlb Players Benefit Plan plans on file

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

National Electrical Benefit Fund $20.4B · 332,362
Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program $18.3B · 18,014
Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension Fund $6.6B · 14,954
National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund $4.8B · 15,964
International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan $4.5B · 45,029

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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.

The Southern California Edison Company Retirement Plan (CA) $4.7B · 9,333
Ameren Retirement Plan (MO) $4.8B · 9,760
Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan (NC) $4.7B · 13,576
Producer-Writers Guild of America Pension Plan (CA) $4.7B · 9,218

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 2.4% during 2024, from $4.6B to $4.8B. Reported net income was $135M.

How have Pension Committee of Mlb Players Benefit Plan plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Pension Committee of Mlb Players Benefit Plan's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.4%, from $5.2B to $5.9B.

Where does Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Southern California Edison Company Retirement Plan in CA ($4.7B, 9,333 participants).

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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 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

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 510185287.

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Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.