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

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.

Ump Scorecard Reveals Mixed Bag For MLB's First Female Umpire Jen Pawol

MLB ump Jen Pawol Jen Pawol made history over the week as the first woman to ever umpire a Major League Baseball game. Pawol then made even more history when she stepped behind the plate to call balls and strikes in a game between the Marlins and Braves. So, how did she do? Pawol’s debut game behind the plate got off to a rough start, as she called Braves starting pitcher Joey Wentz’s first pitch a strike to Xavier Edwards despite it being well …

Umpire Jen Pawol Delivered 91 Percent Accuracy During Her MLB Debut Behind the Plate

Jen Pawol is the first female umpire to call balls and strikes in the MLB, but many want to know what her scorecard was following her debut.

5-at-10: Weekend winners (MLB’s first female ump) and losers (the Yankees) and Shedeur’s monster splash | Chattanooga Times Free Press

She became the first female MLB ump. Good for you, Ms. Pawol. Good for you.

Jen Pawol, MLB's first female umpire, calls first strikeout

Jen Pawol did the punch-out signal in the top of the first inning, highlighting MLB's first behind-the-plate umpire performance by a female in Atlanta.

Pioneering MLB umpire Pawol debuts behind plate in Braves win

Jen Pawol became the first female home plate umpire in a Major League Baseball regular-season game on Sunday, calling balls and strikes in Atlanta's 7-1 home victory over Miami.