September 9, 2022

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Disclosure Review Office 3

Division of Investment Management

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549-0506

RE:	MML Bay State Variable Life Separate Account I
	File No. 811-03542, CIK 000705189
	Rule 30b2-1 Filing

Dear Sir or Madam:

As required by Rule 30e-2 and Rule 30e-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), the above referenced separate account, a unit investment trust registered under the 1940 Act, mailed to its contract owners either the 2022 semiannual reports or “Notice of Shareholder Reports” for the period ended June 30, 2022. Some of the underlying funds included in each Fund Company’s semiannual report filings may not be available under every contract offered by the Registrant. This filing constitutes the filing of those reports as required by Rule 30b2-1 under the 1940 Act.

The 2022 semiannual reports of the management investment companies listed below are incorporated by reference.

Investment Company	CIK
AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)	0000896435
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.	0000814680
MML Series Investment Fund	0000067160
MML Series Investment Fund II	0001317146
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc.	0000918294
Variable Insurance Products Fund II	0000831016

Very truly yours,

/s/ James M. Rodolakis

James M. Rodolakis

Vice President

MML Bay State Life Insurance Company

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), Springfield, MA 01111-0001, and its affiliated companies.