‘A first for the game’: MLB welcomes history-making umpire Jen Pawol to the big leagues

She Just Made History as Major League Baseball’s First Female Umpire–Walking on The Field to Huge Cheers

After 30 years and 1,200 games, the phone call that Jen Pawol was waiting for finally arrived earlier this week. You’re going to the big leagues—and you’re going to make history. Just like that, Pawol became the first female umpire in Major League Baseball history on Saturday, when she worked first base in the opening […] The post She Just Made History as Major League Baseball’s First Female Umpire–Walking on The Field to Huge Cheers appeared fi…

Pawol makes history, but there's more work to do

ATLANTA — When Jen Pawol shattered a glass ceiling Saturday afternoon at Truist Park, it was as wonderful as you would hope.

MLB Under Fire As 'Woke' Move Immediately Backfires

Major League Baseball made history on Saturday when the first female home plate umpire took the field to call a game between the Atlanta Braves and the Miami Marlins. Unfortunately, it’s not the kind of history you want to remember, as Jen Pawol blew her first strike call. The first pitch was way inside and was not close at all to being within the strike zone. Pawol, perhaps having a bad case of nerves, appeared to be rip-roaring and ready to go…

First female MLB umpire shocks fans with her call on the very first pitch

Baseball fans were very quick to pounce on the first female MLB umpire well before her overall statistics were released.

Jen Pawol reflects on dream coming true after making MLB history

Jen Pawol made MLB history over the weekend when she became the first woman umpire to work a major league game in the regular season.

Jen Pawol made her MLB umpire debut amid unprecedented scrutiny — and held up just fine

One could say Jen Pawol earned the greatest compliment an umpire could get: Aside from her trailblazing debut, you'd have hardly noticed her.