Jen Pawol, MLB's First Female Umpire, Back in the Big Leagues for Pirates-Rockies Series

Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz returns to Curve for rehab assignment

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) -- A former Altoona Curve player returns to Peoples Natural Gas Field to begin a Major League Rehab assignment Saturday as the Curve takes on the Reading Fightin Phils. The Pittsburgh Pirates announced outfielder Oneil Cruz will begin the assignment after he was placed on a 7-day Concussion injured list on Aug. 13. Cruz, who batted .285 in the 97 games he played with Altoona during the 2019 and 2021 seasons, is currently batt…

Jen Pawol, MLB's first female umpire, back in the big leagues for Pirates-Rockies series

Major League Baseball's first female umpire is back in the big leagues, working the Pittsburgh Pirates-Colorado Rockies series at PNC Park.

Jen Pawol, MLB’s first female umpire, is back in the big leagues working the Pirates-Rockies series

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jen Pawol is back in the big leagues.

Jen Pawol, MLB's First Female Umpire, Is Back in the Big Leagues ...

Jen Pawol, MLB's first female umpire, is back in the big leagues

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jen Pawol is back in the big leagues. Pawol, who made history this month when she became the first female umpire to work a Major League Baseball game, is part of the crew working the three-game series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies this weekend. Pawol was at second base for Friday night’s series opener as part of a four-person crew that includes crew chief Ron Kulpa, Alex Tosi and Manny Gonzalez. Pawol is s…