US EditionJen Pawol Makes Baseball History as First Woman to Umpire an MLB Game
ATLANTA, AUG 8 – Jen Pawol ends a 150-year MLB umpiring gender barrier after over 1,200 minor league games and a decade-long career, joining the Braves-Marlins doubleheader crew.
- On Saturday, Jen Pawol will become the first female umpire to work a regular-season MLB game in the Atlanta Braves–Miami Marlins doubleheader, calling balls and strikes on Sunday.
- From 2016 onward, Pawol began her pro umpiring career at the Umpire Training Academy in Vero Beach, Florida, progressing through Rookie ball, the New York/Penn, Midwest, South Atlantic leagues, and reaching Triple-A in 2023.
- In April 2023, Pawol became the first female umpire in 34 years to reach Triple-A, officiating over 1,200 minor league games, Pawol said.
- Following the NBA and NFL, Pawol’s call-up makes MLB the third of the "Big Four" men's professional sports leagues to feature a female official, marking baseball's first female umpire in 150 years.
- With this milestone, Pawol said she hopes her achievements might inspire more girls and women to get involved in the sport, completing Wren's 50-year journey from Seattle.
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El EconomistaJen Pawol became the first woman to arbitrate in the U.S. baseball league (MLB) on Saturday, working at the first base during a match between the Miami Marlins and the Atlanta Bravos. This 48-year-old referee achieved this historic milestone in Atlanta’s Truist Park, in the first double-day match, after winning her promotion this week after acting as a referee in over 1,200 minor league matches. “I’m aware of the importance. I’m aware of the mag…
"Such a role model for girls" - Veteran umpire Chris Guccione beams with pride over first female umpire Jen Pawol’s historic milestone
The first game of a split doubleheader between the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins on Saturday witnessed history as first base umpire Jen Pawol became the first female umpire to work an MLB regular-s
[NHK] On the 9th, a woman became the first woman to officiate in a regular season Major League game between the Braves and Marlins.
Jen Pawol breaks MLB's gender barrier as 1st female umpire to work regular-season game
Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues. Pawol's much-anticipated debut came as the first base umpire for Saturday's first game of a split doubleheader between Atlanta and Miami.
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