WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — It took eight years but Jen Pawol made the leap from the minors to a major league game spring training contest as umpire at the Grapefruit League opener between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals at CACTI Park of The Palm Beaches on Saturday. HT Image Pawol’s spring training debut marked the first time since …
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — It took eight years but Jen Pawol made the leap from the minors to a major league game spring training contest as umpire at the Grapefruit League opener between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals at CACTI Park of The Palm Beaches on Saturday. Pawol’s spring training debut marked the first time since 2007 that …
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jen Pawol will take a big step toward breaking the gender barrier for Major League Baseball umpires on Saturday when she becomes the first woman to work a big league spring training game in 17 years. She is among 24 minor league umpires assigned full-time as fill-ins at big league spring training. She worked the …
NEW YORK — After nearly a decade climbing through the minor leagues, Jen Pawol is poised to break the umpiring gender barrier. Full speed — full speed ahead,” she said Monday after she was among 24 minor league umpires assigned full-time as fill-ins at big league spring training. Ted Barrett, a big league umpire from 1994-2022, first encountered Pawol at …
