Jen Pawol will make history this weekend as the first woman to be an umpire in a regular-season MLB game. Pawol will ump three games during this weekend’s Marlins-Braves series in Atlanta, including b ...

NEW YORK -- Jen Pawol was in the middle of umpiring a Triple-A game Wednesday night when Nashville Sounds third baseman Oliver Dunn identified some exciting common ground between them. “When I make it ...

Major League Baseball has been around for over 100 years, making it the oldest major sports organization in the United States. However, from the players and coaches to even the executives in the front ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jen Pawol was in her hotel room in Nashville, Tennessee, when she got the call she had awaited for a decade. She was going to make her major league debut this weekend, becoming the ...

Jen Pawol made history as Major League Baseball's first female home plate umpire in the 2025 season, sparking debate about whether she earned her spot, or was simply a political statement for ...

Home plate umpire Jen Pawol officiates the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Washington Nationals at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on June 9, 2026. Jen Pawol made history as Major ...