J en Pawol has made US sporting history by becoming the first female umpire to referee a Major League Baseball (MLB) game during the regular season. Pawol, 48, oversaw first base during Saturday's game between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves. "I'm aware of the gravity. I'm aware of the magnitude," she said, as quoted by MLB.com.

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. - 'Long, hard journey' - Pawol began working as an umpire in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League in 2016 and last year became the first woman umpire in a pre-season spring training game since Ria Cortesio in 2007 before making her historic breakthrough in

Jen made history as the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball regular-season game when she worked Saturday's game between the Miami Marlins and host Atlanta Braves.