Jen Pawol becomes first woman in history to umpire a MLB game in Braves Marlins series
Baseball is about to see a big change. For the first time in Major League Baseball history, a female will be on the field as an official umpire in a regular season game. Jen Pawol, 48, from West Milford, New Jersey, will take this step during the Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves series at Truist Park.
She will be working the bases on Saturday, August 9, 2025, and then move to call balls and strikes behind home plate on Sunday, August 10. Her journey was not easy. She worked hard for years to reach here.
Jen Pawol to make
MLB history
in Atlanta Braves vs Marlins Series this weekend
Jen Pawol will make history this weekend at Truist Park in Atlanta. She will be calling balls and strikes for both games of a Miami Marlins-Atlanta Braves doubleheader from the bases on Saturday, August 9, 2025.
She will be the home plate umpire on Sunday, August 10, and will be responsible for the last word in the game.
Jen's journey started in 2010, when she worked in NCAA softball games.
In 2016, she joined Minor League Baseball, starting in the Gulf Coast League. After many years of training and experience, she reached Triple-A level in 2023 and even umpired the Triple-A National Championship Game.
In 2024 she was the first woman in 2007 to be an umpire in an MLB spring training game. Now in 2025, she will be the first woman to ever officiate a regular-season Major League Baseball game.
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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said her achievement shows great dedication. He said,
'Jen is setting an example for all young girls who dream of being part of the game.'
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Pam Postema and Ria Cortesio made history first
Before Jen Pawol, other women tried to break into MLB. Pam Postema umpired MLB spring training games in 1988 but never got a regular season game.
Then, in 2007, Ria Cortesio also umpired in spring training but did not advance further. Both opened the door for others. Jen Pawol's debut marks the first time a woman has officially reached the highest level of baseball officiating.
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