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Umpire Jen Pawol’s first MLB game behind the plate went about as expected for a rookie.
Jen Pawol did the punch-out signal in the top of the first inning, highlighting MLB's first behind-the-plate umpire ...
Umpire Jen Pawol had already written her name into the history books on Saturday when she became the first female umpire to ...
Pawol's rise to make MLB history came 28 years after the NBA gender barrier for game officials was broken and 10 years after ...
One could say Jen Pawol earned the greatest compliment an umpire could get: Aside from her trailblazing debut, you'd have ...
Years after the NBA and NFL welcomed female officials, Major League Baseball finally allowed Pawol to get the call that ...
"I think Jen did a really nice job," Miami manager Clayton McCullough said after Atlanta's 7-1 win over the Marlins. "I think ...
Jen Pawol breezed through Sunday's Marlins-Braves game as if breaking a gender barrier was just another day on the job.
It was amazing when we took the field,” Pawol said. “It seemed like quite a few people were clapping and calling my name." ...
Jen Pawol breezed drew praise from both the Marlins and Braves following Sunday's game, capping off a weekend as the first ...
One day after becoming the first woman to umpire an MLB regular-season game, Jen Pawol was behind home plate for Sunday's ...
Jen Pawol became the first woman to umpire a MLB regular season game this weekend, and her hometown of West Milford, New ...