Mar 11, 2024; Jupiter, Florida, USA; MLB umpire Jen Pawol watches from first base during the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Nationals at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

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 umpire in an MLB game?

Reporting by Bryan Kalbrosky, For The Win / For The Win

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