Shohei Ohtani greets Jen Pawol in her first MLB game of the season behind the plate at Dodgers‎

Jen Pawol, who made history last year as the first woman umpire in the major leagues, worked her first big league game of the season Friday night. Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani greeted her leading off the bottom of the first inning as he customarily does with the umpire in each of his at-bats. Pawol, 49, umpired during spring training for the third straight year but she did not get one of the permanent staff openings.