Bleacher Report · Feb 25, 2024
Jen Pawol Becomes MLB's 1st Female Spring Training Umpire Since 2007
Jen Pawol became the first woman in 17 years to serve as an umpire for an MLB spring training game when she took the field for the Houston Astros at Washington Nationals game on Saturday.
Pawol started as the third base umpire in the Astros' 7-4 win. She then worked second base for three innings before moving to first for the final three frames.
She is working to become the first female umpire in MLB history. Pawol is also the third woman to work a spring training game after Pam Postema (1988) and Ria Cortesio (2007).
The 47-year-old Pawol was raised in New Jersey and went to Hofstra University, where she played catcher on the softball team.