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 ...

Trailblazing Umpire Jen Pawol Received Clear Message From Astros Manager Joe Espada originally appeared on Athlon Sports. When veteran minor league umpire Jen Pawol makes history as the first female ...

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

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'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 ...

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Another week, another missed opportunity by Rob Manfred and MLB brass to publicize the game we all love so much. The story of this weekend should've been an umpire, as Jen Pawol became the first ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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, ...