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Pawol Becomes First Woman To Umpire In MLB

Jen Pawol makes an out call during her historic debut as the first female umpire in a Major League Baseball regular-season game as the Miami Marlins visited the Atlanta Braves (Credit: AFP)

Jen Pawol made history by becoming the first woman to umpire in a regular-season Major League Baseball game on Saturday -- and she says she is aware of the "magnitude" of the moment.

The 48-year-old, who worked in more than 1,200 minor league games before getting the call-up this week, achieved the milestone at Truist Park in Atlanta in the first game of a double-header between the Braves and the Miami Marlins.

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