Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire 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, an MLB spokesperson told CBS News on Wednesday. She's also scheduled to have the plate on Sunday.

Pawol, a 48-year-old from New Jersey . attended Hofstra University, where she played softball. She worked spring training games in 2024 and this year.

"Once I started umpiring, I was like, 'this is for me,'" Pawol said last year while working the Florida Grapefruit League. "I can't explain it. It's just in my DNA."

Umpire Jen Pawol takes her position during a spring training baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Washin

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