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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 ...
Pawol’s spring training debut marked the first time since 2007 that a woman umpired a major league spring training game, last done by Ria Cortesio. With a ponytail coming out of her ballcap ...
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 ...
She was the first female umpire to work at the Triple-A level in 34 years. [5] In 2024, Pawol became only the third woman to umpire in spring training, after Pam Postema and Ria Cortesio. [6] She was the third base umpire during a game between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals. [7]
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 ...
In 1988 Pam Postema became the first female umpire to officiate a Major League Baseball spring training game, and the last until Ria Cortesio in 2007. Since 2017, Jen Pawol has been active as an umpire in the minor leagues. [129] [130]
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.
Pamela Postema (born April 1954 in Willard, Ohio) [1] [2] is an American former baseball umpire. In 1988 she became the first female baseball umpire to officiate a Major League Baseball spring training game. For her unique contributions to the game, she was inducted into the Baseball Reliquary's Shrine of the Eternals in 2000. [3]