On Aug. 9, former West Milford High School softball and soccer star Jen Pawol will make Major League Baseball history. She'll become the first woman to umpire a regular-season game when she works both games of a Miami Marlins at Atlanta Braves doubleheader. The following day, she'll work behind the plate for the first time.

When the Atlanta Braves face off against the Miami Marlins this weekend, Pawol will become the first woman to umpire in a regular season MLB game

Pawol, 48, began her affiliated-baseball umpiring career in 2016 at the rookie-ball level. She reached the Triple-A level in 2023, and then in 2024 she became the first female ump to work a spring-training game since Ria Cortesio in 2007.