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Time of India
4 days ago
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- Time of India
Jen Pawol becomes first woman in history to umpire a MLB game in Braves Marlins series
Jen Pawol becomes first woman in history to umpire a MLB game in Braves Marlins series (Image Via Google) 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. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Your Finger Shape Says a Lot About Your Personality, Read Now Tips and Tricks Undo 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.' Also Read: Ronda Rousey Sparks UFC Return Talks As She Sets Her Sights On Champion Kayla Harrison 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. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Who is Jen Pawol, the first woman set to umpire in an MLB game?
Jen Pawol is set to make MLB history when she takes the field for the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves for a Saturday doubleheader between the two teams. Pawol will become the first woman to umpire in a regular-season MLB game during three games between the Marlins and Braves. After the two games of the doubleheader, she will then take the reigns as the home plate for the third game of the series on Sunday. The NBA had its first female referee 28 years and the NFL had its first female referee 10 years ago. But here is what you need to know about Pawol, who will etch her name in the history books with this momentous occasion. What is her background? Pawol played softball as a catcher at Hofstra University and then played Amateur Softball Association Major Fast Pitch. How long has Pawol umpired? Pawol was a longtime softball umpire, umpiring in the Big Ten Conference from 2013 to 2015, who went into umpiring full-time after attending the Minor League Baseball Umpire Training Academy in 2016. She then attended the MiLB Advanced Curse in 2017 and began her professional career in the Gulf Coast League. She was a home plate umpire for the Triple-A National Championship Game in 2023. Are there other female umpires? Pawol is the third woman to umpire in spring training, following Pam Postema and Ria Cortesio. She is the first woman to umpire a Triple-A game in more than three decades and the seventh female umpire in Minor League Baseball history. This article originally appeared on For The Win: Who is Jen Pawol, the first woman set to be an MLB umpire?
USA Today
5 days ago
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- USA Today
Who is Jen Pawol, the first woman set to umpire in an MLB game?
Jen Pawol is set to make MLB history when she takes the field for the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves for a Saturday doubleheader between the two teams. Pawol will become the first woman to umpire in a regular-season MLB game during three games between the Marlins and Braves. After the two games of the doubleheader, she will then take the reigns as the home plate for the third game of the series on Sunday. The NBA had its first female referee 28 years and the NFL had its first female referee 10 years ago. But here is what you need to know about Pawol, who will etch her name in the history books with this momentous occasion. What is her background? Pawol played softball as a catcher at Hofstra University and then played Amateur Softball Association Major Fast Pitch. How long has Pawol umpired? Pawol was a longtime softball umpire, umpiring in the Big Ten Conference from 2013 to 2015, who went into umpiring full-time after attending the Minor League Baseball Umpire Training Academy in 2016. She then attended the MiLB Advanced Curse in 2017 and began her professional career in the Gulf Coast League. She was a home plate umpire for the Triple-A National Championship Game in 2023. Are there other female umpires? Pawol is the third woman to umpire in spring training, following Pam Postema and Ria Cortesio. She is the first woman to umpire a Triple-A game in more than three decades and the seventh female umpire in Minor League Baseball history.
Fox Sports
5 days ago
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- Fox Sports
MLB Promotes Jen Pawol, Its 1st Woman Umpire, For Saturday's Marlins-Braves Game
Major League Baseball MLB Promotes Jen Pawol, Its 1st Woman Umpire, For Saturday's Marlins-Braves Game Updated Aug. 6, 2025 1:35 p.m. ET share facebook x reddit link Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire a game in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves. Pawol will work the bases in Saturday's doubleheader at Truist Park and the plate on Sunday, MLB said Wednesday. Pawol, a 48-year-old from New Jersey, worked spring training games in 2024 and this year. She's the seventh woman to work as a professional baseball umpire, with her career beginning back in 2016 in the Gulf Coast League after years of umpiring in amateur softball. In 2023, Pawol reached the Triple-A level and worked games in both the International and Pacific Coast Leagues, as well as serving as the home plate umpire during the Triple-A National Championship Game that's played between the winners of those two leagues. She was the first woman to ump games in Triple-A in 34 years, per MiLB. When Pawol worked as an umpire in 2024's spring training, she became just the third-ever woman umpire to do so. Pawol returned to spring training in 2025, and in between was placed on MLB's call-up list. After appearing in a spring training game in 2024 – the first woman to do so since 2007 – Pawol explained that, "This is a viable career becoming a professional umpire – men and women, girls and boys. I didn't know that the first several years when I got into umpiring in amateur ball for 10 years." ADVERTISEMENT MLB's move comes 28 years after the gender barrier for game officials was broken in the NBA, 10 years after it ended the NFL and three years after the men's soccer World Cup employed a female referee. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account , and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience Major League Baseball Atlanta Braves Miami Marlins share
