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Jennifer Pawol (born c. 1976 or 1977) is an American baseball umpire who currently works in Minor League Baseball. She is just the seventh woman to work as a professional baseball umpire. She is just the seventh woman to work as a professional baseball umpire.
Umpire Jen Pawol checks pitcher Jake Irvin, 74, in between innings for any illegal substances during a training game between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals on Saturday, February 24 ...
Jen Pawol made her MLB spring training debut at CACTI Park of The Palm Beaches and, in the process, became the first woman since 2007 to umpire such a game, per the Associated Press. The last ...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It took eight years but Jen Pawol made the leap from the minors to a major league game spring training contest as umpire at the Grapefruit League opener between the ...
On February 24, Jen Pawol was a field umpire for the Astros and Nationals game. [51] She began the game with three innings umpiring third base followed by an additional three innings at both second and first as well. Cacti park hosted 3,655 people to witness history as Pawol umpired a 7-4 Astros victory. Pawol hopes her efforts throughout ...
On June 21, 2016, the GCL hired Jen Pawol, the first female umpire in Minor League Baseball since 2007, and the first in the GCL since 1978. [10] In 2017, the GCL hired another woman umpire, Emma Charlesworth-Seiler. [11] The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before ultimately being canceled on June 30. [12] [13]
Jen Pawol will take a big step toward breaking the gender barrier for Major League Baseball umpires on Saturday when she becomes the first woman to work a big league spring training game in 17 years.
Pawol has worked major league spring training games and the 46-year-old bidding to become the first woman to umpire a major league game. She made her professional debut in 2016 and worked at ...