First woman umpire debuts

[11WSChamps]

Just curious if someone knows how many women have entered the minor league training program and when they started doing so?

[imetsatchelpaige]

Just curious if someone knows how many women have entered the minor league training program and when they started doing so?

I did not. I do now:

Major League Baseball's official umpire training programs have seen women participate for some time, with recent examples including Jen Pawol attending an MLB tryout camp in August 2015. She subsequently received an invitation to the Umpire Training Academy at Vero Beach, Florida, before starting her professional career in the Gulf Coast League in 2016.
However, women's aspirations to umpire in professional baseball, including MLB-affiliated systems, predate this. Notably, Pam Postema applied and was accepted into the Harry Wendelstedt Umpire School in 1976 after initial rejections, and went on to umpire MLB Spring Training games in 1988. Bernice Gera also attended an umpire training school in 1967.

Based on the latest available information, eight women are currently umpiring in Minor League Baseball, according to MLB.com. Minor League Baseball is the primary training ground for umpires hoping to reach Major League Baseball (MLB).

[11WSChamps]

Just curious if someone knows how many women have entered the minor league training program and when they started doing so?

I did not. I do now:

Major League Baseball's official umpire training programs have seen women participate for some time, with recent examples including Jen Pawol attending an MLB tryout camp in August 2015. She subsequently received an invitation to the Umpire Training Academy at Vero Beach, Florida, before starting her professional career in the Gulf Coast League in 2016.
However, women's aspirations to umpire in professional baseball, including MLB-affiliated systems, predate this. Notably, Pam Postema applied and was accepted into the Harry Wendelstedt Umpire School in 1976 after initial rejections, and went on to umpire MLB Spring Training games in 1988. Bernice Gera also attended an umpire training school in 1967.

Based on the latest available information, eight women are currently umpiring in Minor League Baseball, according to MLB.com. Minor League Baseball is the primary training ground for umpires hoping to reach Major League Baseball (MLB).

I do remember the Postema name and I believe their being a story about that at the time.

Just saw a news story about Pawol and seeing the smile on her face was pretty cool.

It said she did over 1200 minor league games before getting the call up.

That's dedication.

[Absolut]

Can she pitch? Asking for a friend.

[desertrat23]

Can she pitch? Asking for a friend.

They wanted to put her behind the plate for this game, but since none of the Cardinals’ pitches have made it across the plate before getting hit it wasn’t a good test of her ability.

[DJ Davis]

Cool, great step in the right direction.

Now when are we getting the first female players?

[imetsatchelpaige]

Can she pitch? Asking for a friend.

They wanted to put her behind the plate for this game, but since none of the Cardinals’ pitches have made it across the plate before getting hit it wasn’t a good test of her ability.

[Lloyd Braun]

The token DEI hire was awful behind the plate.

Missing the first pitch by 8 inches

She ranked 13th out of 15 HP umpires in her first game and was below league average. Pathetic.

Let's celebrate all the progress that was made

[desertrat23]

The token DEI hire was awful behind the plate.

Missing the first pitch by 8 inches

She ranked 13th out of 15 HP umpires in her first game and was below league average. Pathetic.

Let's celebrate all the progress that was made

Tell me you have an ex-wife without telling me you have an ex-wife.

[Goldfan]

This is like when ESPN had the gal on their Sunday night braodcast…..Why???
She’s there to be an analyst…..her experience is telling how she did things playing SOFTBALL…..Not the same sport
No experience on the baseball diamond and certainly not close to anything MLB
But hey…..Breaking down those walls……

[Bad14]

This is like when ESPN had the gal on their Sunday night braodcast…..Why???
She’s there to be an analyst…..her experience is telling how she did things playing SOFTBALL…..Not the same sport
No experience on the baseball diamond and certainly not close to anything MLB
But hey…..Breaking down those walls……

She umpires better than you write.

[Goldfan]

This is like when ESPN had the gal on their Sunday night braodcast…..Why???
She’s there to be an analyst…..her experience is telling how she did things playing SOFTBALL…..Not the same sport
No experience on the baseball diamond and certainly not close to anything MLB
But hey…..Breaking down those walls……

She umpires better than you write.

Thats not saying much

[Lloyd Braun]

The token DEI hire was awful behind the plate.

Missing the first pitch by 8 inches

She ranked 13th out of 15 HP umpires in her first game and was below league average. Pathetic.

Let's celebrate all the progress that was made

Tell me you have an ex-wife without telling me you have an ex-wife.

Sorry to disappoint, but not divorced. But I probably have F'd your wife.

[desertrat23]

The token DEI hire was awful behind the plate.

Missing the first pitch by 8 inches

She ranked 13th out of 15 HP umpires in her first game and was below league average. Pathetic.

Let's celebrate all the progress that was made

Tell me you have an ex-wife without telling me you have an ex-wife.

Sorry to disappoint, but not divorced. But I probably have F'd your wife.

She's not that desperate.

[fullswing]

This is like when ESPN had the gal on their Sunday night braodcast…..Why???
She’s there to be an analyst…..her experience is telling how she did things playing SOFTBALL…..Not the same sport
No experience on the baseball diamond and certainly not close to anything MLB
But hey…..Breaking down those walls……

She kept calling Gorman “Norman Gorman” and that’s what I’ve been calling him ever since.

[Ozziesfan41]

This is like when ESPN had the gal on their Sunday night braodcast…..Why???
She’s there to be an analyst…..her experience is telling how she did things playing SOFTBALL…..Not the same sport
No experience on the baseball diamond and certainly not close to anything MLB
But hey…..Breaking down those walls……

They had better fire the male analysts who never played MLB baseball also then