After 30 years and 1,200 games, the phone call that Jen Pawol was waiting for finally arrived earlier this week.

You’re going to the big leagues—and you’re going to make history.

Just like that, Pawol became the first female umpire in Major League Baseball history on Saturday, when she worked first base in the opening game of the Miami Marlins/Atlanta Braves doubleheader.

She worked third base during the second game of the doubleheader and then moved behind home plate to become the head umpire for Sunday’s matchup.

It was a busy weekend for sure, but a historic one.

“It was pretty amazing when we took the field, and it seemed like quite a few people started clapping and saying my name,” Pawol told MLB.com . “So that was pretty intense and very emotional.”

Pawol spent seven years wo

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