ATLANTA -- It’s rare to see an umpire receive a standing ovation when their name is announced during pregame introductions. But then again, Jen Pawol is the embodiment of rare air.

History was made Saturday afternoon at Truist Park, as Pawol became the first woman to umpire a Major League game in Game 1 of the Marlins-Braves day-night doubleheader. She was at first base in the afternoon affair and will be at third base in the nightcap, before serving as the home-plate umpire in Sunday's series finale ( FREE on MLB.TV, 1:35 p.m. ET ).

“I’d say when we walked the field [is when it hit me],” Pawol said. “We walked the field early as a crew, and Gucc [crew chief Chris Guccione] and I were looking at each other, and I said, ‘This is it! This is what we worked for!’ So I think it hit me th

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