Jen Pawol became the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball on Saturday when she worked at first base during a game between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves.Pawol was set to work at third base later in the second game of the twin bill on Saturday before calling balls and strikes behind home plate in Sunday's contest.

Atlanta – Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues.

Pawol, who logged more than 1,200 games as a minor-league umpire before her impending MLB debut, discussed her path to the big leagues in a story released by The Athletic's Tyler Kepner on Thursday. The former all-conference catcher at Hofstra credited a host of people in the umpire community for their help,