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Jen Pawol to Become First Woman Umpire in MLB Regular Season

Assigned to three games in Atlanta this weekend, she completes a decade-long ascent through baseball’s officiating ranks.

Jen Pawol hará historia este fin de semana al convertirse en la primera umpire en un partido oficial de Grandes Ligas, en la serie entre Marlins y Braves
ARCHIVO - La umpire Jen Pawol durante un juego de pretemporada entre los Cardenales de San Luis y los Nacionales de Washington, el 4 de marzo de 2024, en West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Foto/Jeff Roberson)
ARCHIVO - La umpire Jen Pawol durante un juego de pretemporada entre los Astros de Houston y los Nacionales de Washington, el 10 de marzo de 2024, en West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Foto/Jeff Roberson)
Pawol hará historia en la MLB.

Overview

  • Pawol will work Saturday’s doubleheader on the bases and serve as home-plate umpire Sunday in the Marlins-Braves series at Truist Park.
  • She will be the first woman to officiate a Major League Baseball regular-season game, ending more than a century of male-only umpiring.
  • After beginning her professional umpiring career in the Gulf Coast League in 2016, Pawol rose through Single-A, Double-A and Triple-A levels.
  • In 2024 and 2025 she was the first woman since 2007 to umpire MLB spring training games, setting the stage for her regular-season debut.
  • MLB’s 76 full-time umpires are backed by a pool of Triple-A call-ups, and Pawol is one of 17 selected this season to cover vacancies.