Overview

• Pawol called 140 of 151 taken pitches correctly for a 92.72 percent accuracy on Aug. 10, compared with a 94.23 percent season average for MLB umpires.
• Marlins manager Clayton McCullough praised her composure and game management after her first home-plate assignment, noting there were no ejections or on-field disputes.
• Social-media and fan reactions varied widely, with some critics focusing on a handful of missed calls and others underscoring the statistical limits of evaluating a single game.
• A former Hofstra catcher, Pawol spent 10 seasons and more than 1,200 games in the minors before serving as a AAA ‘rover,’ and she has returned to Class AAA with no new MLB date set.
• This season’s 17 fill-in umpires have posted a median accuracy of about 94.5 percent over 189 games, highlighting the data-driven scrutiny all prospective MLB arbiters face.