Pawol becomes first woman to umpire in MLB

Washington: JenPawolbecame the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball on Saturday when she worked at first base during a game between the Miam...

Washington: Jen Pawol became the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball on Saturday when she worked at first base during a game between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves.

The 48-year-old, who has worked in more than 1,200 minor league games before getting her promotion this week, achieved the historic milestone at Truist Park in Atlanta in the first game of a double-header.

"I'm aware of the gravity. I'm aware of the magnitude," Pawol said.

Pawol was set to work at third base later in the second game of the twin bill on Saturday before calling balls and strikes behind home plate in Sunday's contest.

"Once I started umpiring, I was like, 'This is for me,'" Pawol recalled before the game. "I can't explain it. It's just in my DNA.