Jen Pawol officiating a minor league baseball game in 2017 (Credit: Tdorante10/ CC-BY-SA-4.0/ Wikipedia)

In a landmark moment for professional sports, Jen Pawol became the first woman to umpire a regular-season Major League Baseball (MLB) game on August 9, 2025. Pawol officiated as the first-base umpire during the first game of a doubleheader between the Miami Marlins and the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta.