History will be made at Truist Park. Jen Pawol, a trailblazing umpire who’s spent nearly a decade working her way up through the Minor Leagues, is set to become the first woman to officiate a regular-season Major League Baseball game. MLB announced Wednesday that Pawol will work both ends of Saturday’s doubleheader between the Braves and Marlins in Atlanta, followed by a plate assignment for Sunday’s series finale.

Pawol, 48, is one of 17 Triple-A umpires eligible to serve as substitutes at the big-league level. She began her professional umpiring career in 2016 after being selected out of MLB’s Umpire Training Academy. Since then, she’s climbed each level of the minors, becoming a Triple-A crew chief and working the 2023 Triple-A National Championship Game. Her gear from her first

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