Major League Baseball welcomed a female umpire to a regular-season game for the first time on Saturday, when Jen Pawol ran out to first base to work the Marlins-Braves matchup.
Major League Baseball welcomed a female umpire to a regular-season game for the first time on Saturday, when Jen Pawol ran out to first base to work the Marlins-Braves matchup in Atlanta. The crowd responded with louder applause when her name was announced than the other three umpires received, Yahoo Sports reports.