Jen Pawol will become the first woman to umpire an MLB regular-season game when she works this weekend's series between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves, the league announced on Wednesday.
The 48-year-old Pawol will work the bases during Saturday's doubleheader and then go behind the plate for Sunday's series finale. She previously worked games during spring training in each of the past two seasons becoming the first woman to do so since Ria Cortesio in 2007
Pawol graduated from Minor League Baseball's umpire camp in 2016 and became the seventh woman to call a minor-league game, per the Society of American Baseball Research.