Jen Pawol will make history by becoming the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball game. Here's a look at other female ...

Pawol was among 38 hopefuls invited to the Umpire Training Academy at Vero Beach, Florida, and started her pro umpiring ...

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NEW YORK — Jen Pawol was in her hotel room in Nashville, Tennessee, when she got the call she had awaited for a decade. She ...

Pawol will work the final three games of a five-game series between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves series at Atlanta’s ...

NEW YORK — After nearly a decade climbing through the minor leagues, Jen Pawol is poised to break the umpiring gender barrier. “I’ve put the gas to full throttle and we are going for it ...

Umpire Jen Pawol, center, stands with fellow umpires Lance Barksdale (23) and Ryan Additon after the exchange of lineup cards before a spring training baseball game between the Washington ...

Umpire Jen Pawol smiles as she takes part in the lineup card exchange before the start of a spring training baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros Saturday, Feb. 24 ...

Pawol was the first female official at a spring training game since 2007, when the Houston Astros played the Washington Nationals -in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday evening.

Umpire Jen Pawol, center, stands with fellow umpires Lance Barksdale (23) and Ryan Additon after the exchange of lineup cards before a spring training baseball game between the Washington Nationals ...