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The MLB Welcomes Its First Female Umpire Over 50 Years After Bernice Gera Was Told She Didn't Belong in Baseball

So, at the age of 36, Gera enrolled in the Florida Baseball School after umpiring Little League games in the early '60s. The ...

Jen Pawol’s MLB debut is no PR stunt — she earned it the hard way

Jen Pawol will become the first female umpire in MLB history when she makes her MLB debut in the Atlanta Braves-Miami Marlins game on Saturday.

From art teacher to trailblazer: Jen Pawol’s long road to becoming MLB’s first female umpire

After rising through the ranks, umpiring the lower minor leagues to Triple A, Jen Pawol is on the cusp of making history as ...

Jen Pawol will be Major League Baseball’s first woman to umpire in a regular-season game this weekend

Baseball umpire Jen Pawol will make history this week as the first woman to work as an umpire in a Major League Baseball ...
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A Woman Is About To Make Major League Baseball History, And She Isn't Even On A Team

Pawol's rise to the big leagues is a long-overdue shift in Major League Baseball. World Cup Soccer has had female referees ...
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Jen Pawol’s path to becoming first female umpire in MLB runs through Binghamton

Along with being an umpire, Pawol officiated local football and basketball games during her time here in the Southern Tier.

'Fully charged battery': Jen Pawol Ready For History As MLB's First Woman Umpire

Pawol was among 38 hopefuls invited to the Umpire Training Academy at Vero Beach, Florida, and started her pro umpiring ...