EXHIBIT 24

MPC POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Molly R. Benson, Jodi E. Baker, Peter I. Kern and Shane T. Pfleiderer
(the "Attorneys"), and each of them, as the true and lawful attorney or
attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and revocation, for the
undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all
capacities, to execute, on behalf of the undersigned, (1) any and all notices
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to sales of
shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, or other securities, of
Marathon Petroleum Corporation, including, without limitation, all notices of
proposed sale on Form 144, and (2) any and all statements or reports under
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to the beneficial
ownership of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, or other securities, of
Marathon Petroleum Corporation, including, without limitation, all initial
statements of beneficial ownership on Form 3, all statements of changes in
beneficial ownership on Form 4, all annual statements of beneficial ownership on
Form 5 and all successor or similar forms, to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, to execute any and all amendments or supplements to any
such notices, statements or reports, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting to said Attorney or Attorneys-in-fact, and each of
them, full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises (including, without
limitation, completing, executing, delivering and filing a Form ID to apply for
electronic filing codes), as fully and to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said Attorney or Attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing Attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming
any of the responsibilities of the undersigned to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other legal requirement.  This Power of
Attorney shall remain in effect until revoked in writing by the undersigned.


_/s/  Evan Bayh__________________________
Evan Bayh

Dated:   1/29/2016