Jen Pawol is ready to make baseball history this weekend when she becomes the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball regular-season game, breaking a nearly 150-year gender barrier in the sport. She will work the bases during Saturday’s doubleheader between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta, then she will take her turn behind the plate in Sunday’s series finale.

Pawol, 48, began umpiring in high school after a strong playing career as a catcher at Hofstra University. She later officiated NCAA softball before attending an MLB umpire tryout camp in 2015. In the decade since, she has called more than 1,200 minor league games, moving steadily through the ranks and becoming the first woman in 34 years to work at the Triple-A level in 2023.

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