Jen Pawol made history with the first pitch of Saturday's game between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves when she became the first female umpire to work a Major League Baseball regular-season game.

Here's a look at that very moment at Truist Park:

Pawol was called up from the Triple-A ranks to work both ends of Saturday's doubleheader between the Marlins and Braves. She served as first-base umpire in the first game. In Sunday's series final, she'll be behind the plate calling balls and strikes.

After Saturday's historic game, Pawol donated her cap to the Baseball Hall of Fame:

"Umpiring is for me. It's in my DNA," Pawol said during a Thursday Zoom call with reporters . "It's been a long, hard journey to the top here. But I just love the camaraderie with my crew, with the fel

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