Pawol was among 38 hopefuls invited to the Umpire Training Academy at Vero Beach, Florida, and started her pro umpiring career in the Gulf Coast League on June 24, 2016, working the plate when the GCL Tigers West played at the GCL Blue Jays.

Umpire Jen Pawol discussed her upcoming historic MLB debut during a series between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves on Saturday.

Baseball umpire Jen Pawol will make history this week as the first woman to work as an umpire in a Major League Baseball regular season game, crossing a historic gender barrier.