ENDICOTT, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The gender barrier among MLB umpires will soon be broken, as Jen Pawol will become the first woman to call an MLB game this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves.

A 48-year-old originally from New Jersey, Pawol has ties to the Southern Tier as well. She was an umpire in the Endicott Umpires Chapter for several years.

Pawol became an all-state softball and soccer player in New Jersey for three seasons in each sport at West Milford High School, where she was a 1995 graduate and was inducted into its Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022. Pawol went to Hofstra on a softball scholarship and became a three-time all-conference pick, hitting .332 with 15 homers, 102 RBIs and 22 stolen bases in 161 games from 1996-98. She was on the USA Baseball women’s nation

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