MLB Pension Plan Says Spouse Of 7 Weeks Doesn't Qualify

By Emily Brill ( July 7, 2025, 9:41 PM EDT) -- Major League Baseball's pension plan doubled down Monday on its argument that a woman who married a retired Cincinnati Reds pitcher seven weeks before he died cannot collect surviving spouse benefits, saying marriages must last a year for spouses to qualify....

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