Overview

• MLB confirmed she will work the bases during Saturday’s doubleheader at Truist Park and serve as home-plate umpire on Sunday’s series finale.
• Pawol began her professional career in Rookie ball in 2016, advanced to Triple-A in 2023 and became the first woman to umpire its championship game.
• She became the first woman to umpire MLB spring training games in 2024 and returned to preseason duty this year as a Grapefruit League umpire.
• A West Milford, New Jersey, native and former Hofstra catcher, she was an all-state softball and soccer player and played on USA Baseball’s women’s national team in 2001.
• MLB joins the NBA and NFL as major North American leagues to employ a female game official, with the NHL still without one.