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Aug. 11 (UPI) --Jen Pawol did the punch-out signal in the top of the first inning in Atlanta, highlighting MLB's first behind-the-plate umpire performance by a female. Pawol stood behind home for the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves. Pawol will work the bases ...

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When Jen Pawol took the field as an MLB umpire at Atlanta’s Truist Park on Aug. 9, it made history. For the first time, a female umpire worked a regular season MLB game. For the first time, the dream ...

History was made on Saturday afternoon when trailblazer Jen Pawl became the first woman in history to umpire a Major League Baseball game. Pawol manned first base on Aug. 9, as the Atlanta Braves ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jen Pawol will umpire during spring training for the third straight year but the major leagues' first female umpire did not get one of the permanent staff openings. Tom Hanahan and ...

Progress in women’s professional sports has historically come in small milestones first. The women in this list stepped into roles that had long excluded them and handled the pressure with confidence.