Umpire Jen Pawol’s first MLB game behind the plate went about as expected for a rookie. The major leagues’ first female umpire, who made her debut on the bases during Saturday’s Braves-Marlins ...

Jen Pawol's historic work behind the plate of a Major League Baseball game is in the history books. So what might be next for the 48-year-old umpire now that she's returned to the Class AAA ranks? A ...

ATLANTA — Jen Pawol breezed through Sunday’s Marlins-Braves game as if breaking a gender barrier was just another day on the job. Considering Pawol became the first female umpire to work behind the ...

Baseball was always on television at the Long Island home where Jen Pawol grew up with her parents, Victoria and Jim. From a young age, the now 48-year-old knew that the sport was destined to be her ...

Jen Pawol went 2-for-4 vs. the ABS challenge system, winning both initiated by the Giants' Daniel Susac but losing the Nationals' challenges.

Jen Pawol made history on August 9, 2025, as the first female ever to umpire an official Major League Baseball game. Her debut was in some sense 127 years in the making, as beautifully covered by this ...

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ATLANTA – Jen Pawol breezed through Sunday's Marlins-Braves game as if breaking a gender barrier was just another day on the job. Considering Pawol became the first female umpire to work behind the ...

Jen Pawol made history this weekend. The female MLB umpire became the first woman to work home plate during a regular season game. She was on the call of the Atlanta Braves vs. Miami Marlins game.

When Jen Pawol took the field as an MLB umpire at Atlanta’s Truist Park on Aug. 9, it made history. For the first time, a female umpire worked a regular season MLB game. For the first time, the dream ...

There aren’t many fancy glass options in the belly of baseball stadiums, though the no-frills celebration with more than a dozen family and friends — following Game 2 of the doubleheader between the ...

Jen Pawol, the first female umpire in MLB, has returned to Class AAA after her historic debut. Sixteen Class AAA umpires, including Pawol, have filled in for MLB games this season due to illness, ...