Major League Baseball has announced that a minor league veteran umpire will become the first female umpire ever to work a regular-season Major League game.

Why it matters: When Jen Pawol walks on the field during this weekend's Marlins-Braves series in Atlanta, she'll be breaking another barrier in a league that helped break the color line with Jackie Robinson nearly 80 years ago.

Driving the news: MLB said Wednesday that Pawol, a Minor League Umpire since 2016, will work the bases in both games of Saturday's doubleheader. • She is one of 17 current Triple-A call-up umpires eligible to substitute in Major League games. • The doubleheader necessitated adding a fifth umpire to the crew, since each home plate umpire skips the other game they're not working.

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