First Female Home Plate Umpire In MLB History Set Women Back 100 Years After Worst Call You’ll Ever See

OnlyFans, emotions and the first female home plate umpire in MLB history … this is why women can’t have nice things!

The 2026 season for Major League Baseball will see the implementation of the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system into actual games. Meaning, umpires are going to have to be on their toes this year, or get called out like it’s everybody’s business. Just take this example that I have for you today.

In the 2025 campaign, Jen Pawol made MLB history by becoming the first female umpire to work a regular season contest, which took place Aug. 9 in a game between the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins. The next day, that’s when she would become the first female home plate umpire. (RELATED: ‘All Glory To My Lord And Savior, Jesus Christ’: High Point’s Chase Johnston Gives Iconic Postgame Speech After Upset)

Fast forward to Mar. 2026, and the woman is already embarrassing herself with flying colors. During a recent spring training contest between the Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds, she called a ball after Cincy starting pitcher Nick Lodolo threw a slider, which came against Cleveland left fielder Steven Kwan. In response, the Reds catcher requested an ABS challenge, and that’s when Pawol was exposed as a complete fraud as the pitch went right down the middle of the plate.

And just like that, women got set back to 1926.

WATCH:

The first female home plate umpire in MLB history, Jen Pawol, made the worst call you’ll ever seen in a game…

After it was challenged by the catcher, the ABS system showed just how awful it was 😬 pic.twitter.com/uEOrrXBb5G

— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) March 20, 2026

In the words of my wife, not me: “This is why nobody takes us seriously.” … I concur.