Pawol to become first woman to umpire in regular-season MLB game
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AUG 6 – Jen Pawol, who has umpired in the minors since 2016 and spring training in 2024, will officiate three games this weekend, marking MLB's first regular-season female umpire.
- Major League Baseball is set to make history by having Jen Pawol as the first female umpire to oversee a regular-season game this weekend in Atlanta.
- Jen Pawol will officiate three games, including two on Saturday and one behind home plate on Sunday.
- Pawol, a New Jersey native, has over 18 years of umpiring experience, with her professional journey beginning in the Gulf Coast League in 2016.
- MLB is the third major American sports league to hire a female game official, following the NBA and NFL.
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MLB finally catching up to other pro sports with planned debut of first female umpire
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Baseball history will be made this weekend when Jen Pawol takes the field as Major League Baseball’s first female umpire. Pawol will work the bases during Saturday’s doubleheader between the Marlins and Braves before stepping behind the plate for Sunday’s series finale – a watershed moment for America’s pastime that has been decades in the making.
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