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MLB calls up its first female umpire, promoting Jen Pawol for Marlins-Braves game

Pawol, a 48-year-old from New Jersey, worked spring training games in 2024 and this year. She will become the fifth umpire to ...

Jen Pawol to Make History as 1st Woman to Umpire MLB Game for Marlins vs. Braves

The league announced that umpire Jen Pawol will be working the three-game series, making her the first woman in MLB history ...

First woman MLB umpire to take the field in Atlanta this weekend

One of the umpires in this weekend's Marlins-Braves series this weekend will be the first woman to umpire in a Major League ...

Jen Pawol to become 1st woman to umpire an MLB regular-season game during Braves-Marlins series

Pawol breaking an MLB gender barrier comes 28 years after Violet Palmer became the NBA's first female referee and 10 years ...

MLB is calling up its first female umpire for Marlins-Braves this weekend

NEW YORK — Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend ...

MLB Calling Up Its First Female Umpire, Promoting Jen Pawol

Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred called Pawol’s MLB debut “an historic accomplishment" while adding that “she has earned ...

Major League Baseball will have its first female umpire for Marlins-Braves series in Atlanta

Pawol will work the bases during the August 9 Marlins-Braves doubleheader and she will be behind the plate for the series finale on August 10.

Braves-Marlins Series to Feature First Female Umpire in MLB History

The Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins are scheduled to play a doubleheader on Saturday, and that will lead to a historic moment for Major League Baseball.