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Jen Pawol breaks MLB’s gender barrier as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game
Pawol’s rise to make MLB history came 28 years after the NBA gender barrier for game officials was broken and 10 years after the NFL hired its first full-time female official. The men’s soccer World Cup first hired a female referee three years ago. The NHL has not had any women as on-ice officials.
Ria Cortesio and Pam Postema got to the brink of umpiring in the majors. They've been behind Pawol as she finally gets her ...
Jen Pawol’s first experience as an umpire came in the early 1990s, when a friend asked if she would work a softball game with her.
Pawol is umpiring at first base for her MLB debut during the opener of a Marlins-Braves doubleheader. She'll umpire third ...
Jen Pawol estaba en su habitación de hotel en Nashville cuando recibió la llamada que había esperado durante una década.
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