History is happening on the baseball diamond with Jen Pawol set to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves.

Pawol, 48, will serve as umpire for Saturday’s doubleheader at Truist Park and the plate on Sunday, MLB told the Associated Press.

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The New Jersey native worked spring training games in 2024 and this year. Pawol’s spring training debut last year was the first time a woman worked as an umpire for big league spring training games since Ria Cortesio in 2007, the AP noted.

Who is Jen Pawol?

The backstory:

Jen Pawol was an all-state softball and soccer player in New Jersey for three years in each sport at West Milford

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