COMPANY, ALSO PARTIALLY OWNS ESPN. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, A WOMAN WILL UMPIRE A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON GAME. JEN POWELL WILL BE A MEMBER OF THE UMPIRING CREW, WORKING THE BASES FOR A DOUBLE HEADER BETWEEN THE ATLANTA BRAVES AND MIAMI MARLINS ON SATURDAY. AND THEN ON SUNDAY, SHE’LL BE BEHIND THE PLATE TO CALL BALLS AND STRIKES. WHILE PAYWALL HAS WORKED SPRING TRAINING GAMES IN WEST PALM BEAC
MLB is calling up its first female umpire, promoting Jen Pawol for Saturday’s Marlins-Braves game
Updated: 5:53 PM EDT Aug 6, 2025
Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire a game in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves.Pawol will work the bases in Saturday’s doubleheader at Truist Park in Atlanta and the plate on Sunday, MLB said Wednesday.The latest: Sports coverage from WPBF 25 NewsPawol, a 48-year-old from New Jersey, worked spring training games in 2024 and this year.MLB’s move comes 28 years after the gender barrier for game officials was broken in the NBA, 10 years after it ended the NFL and three years after the men’s soccer World Cup employed a female referee.Get the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.Top Headlines:
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Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire a game in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves.
Pawol will work the bases in Saturday’s doubleheader at Truist Park in Atlanta and the plate on Sunday, MLB said Wednesday.
The latest: Sports coverage from WPBF 25 News
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WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – MARCH 20, 2024: First base umpire Jen Pawol looks on during the first inning of a spring training game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Nationals at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches on March 20, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)
Pawol, a 48-year-old from New Jersey, worked spring training games in 2024 and this year.
MLB’s move comes 28 years after the gender barrier for game officials was broken in the NBA, 10 years after it ended the NFL and three years after the men’s soccer World Cup employed a female referee.
Get the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
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