{"id":76053,"date":"2025-08-11T08:25:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=76053"},"modified":"2025-08-11T08:25:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:25:56","slug":"mlb-made-it-way-too-tough-to-watch-jen-pawols-historic-home-plate-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=76053","title":{"rendered":"MLB made it way too tough to watch Jen Pawol&#8217;s historic home plate debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-black font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">Jen Pawol made history this weekend. MLB should have publicized it more.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_5634,h_3169\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k2am6fr0wyzn5jhbeh.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_5634,h_3169\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k2am6fr0wyzn5jhbeh.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_5634,h_3169\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k2am6fr0wyzn5jhbeh.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_5634,h_3169\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k2am6fr0wyzn5jhbeh.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_5634,h_3169\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k2am6fr0wyzn5jhbeh.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_5634,h_3169\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k2am6fr0wyzn5jhbeh.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_5634,h_3169\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k2am6fr0wyzn5jhbeh.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_5634,h_3169\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k2am6fr0wyzn5jhbeh.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_5634,h_3169\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k2am6fr0wyzn5jhbeh.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Miami Marlins v Atlanta Braves - Game One\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_5634,h_3169\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01k2am6fr0wyzn5jhbeh.jpg\" alt=\"Miami Marlins v Atlanta Braves - Game One\" width=\"5634\" height=\"3169\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Miami Marlins v Atlanta Braves &#8211; Game One | Brett Davis\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>Another week, another missed opportunity by\u00a0Rob Manfred\u00a0and MLB brass to publicize the game we all love so much. The story of this weekend should&#8217;ve been an umpire, as Jen Pawol became the first female umpire to appear in an MLB game. She started the weekend working the basepaths, but made her home plate debut on Sunday. Umpires are scrutinized for every mistake, and Pawol will surely join those ranks shortly. However, home plate is where the likes of Angel Hernandez and Joe West made their names, for better or worse.<\/p>\n<p>MLB made\u00a0Pawol&#8217;s home plate debut their MLBTV free game of the day, but that was not nearly enough. Given the broadcasting deals MLB owns \u2013 including their Roku deal which includes an early slate game each and every week \u2013 this ought to have been nationally televised. For those who use streaming services, watching said game was not accessible via MLB Network&#8217;s regional coverage or ESPN, FOX, etc. He<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">ck, why wasn&#8217;t this Braves-Marlins affair on Sunday Night Baseball? The ratings would speak for themselves.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">How MLB fans could watch Jen Pawol&#8217;s home plate debut<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The best way for the average baseball fan to watch Pawol&#8217;s home plate debut is on MLB TV. A simple visit to MLB.com reveals Pawol&#8217;s historic moment is available on\u00a0MLB TV&#8217;s free game\u00a0of the day. In order to access this, you may have to sign up for an MLB account. Manfred loves extra steps to witness history, apparently.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Pawol got called up from Triple-A for the Braves-Marlins series this weekend. She has been an umpire since the 1990&#8217;s, and has more than put in her time. MLB ought to have celebrated this moment with a national broadcast \u2013 even if it&#8217;s Braves-Marlins \u2013 but instead missed their chance as Pawol was called up without much notice.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">What Jen Pawol&#8217;s umpiring debut means for MLB<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Pawol commented on what the MLB debut meant to her, and how it may pave the way for other female umpires to compete at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">\u201cIt&#8217;s a long road,\u201d Pawol said. \u201cIt&#8217;s not an overnight road, or it&#8217;s not one promotion. There&#8217;s countless, countless things that you do. This and then that. And then this and then that. And I think a lot of people give up along that road. So just see it through, make friends, have fun and just give it a try.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Again, Pawol is only human. She will make mistakes along the way, and likely be judged more harshly for them. Baseball has never been fair for those who make this kind of history, but her debut ought to serve as a lesson for all of us.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">It&#8217;s never too late to achieve your dreams. And these days, there ought to be less barriers standing in the way, especially in professional sports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jen Pawol made history this weekend. MLB should have publicized it more. 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