Sport Management Professor Calls Historic First in MLB 'Overdue'
August 07, 2025
August 07, 2025
SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 7 -- Syracuse University posted the following news:
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Sport Management Professor Calls Historic First in MLB 'Overdue'
As Major League Baseball prepares for a historic moment this weekend with Jen Pawol becoming the first woman to umpire a major league game, Falk College of Sport Professor Mary Graham calls it "overdue," and emphasizes the broader implications for gender equity in professional athletics.
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Sport Management Professor Calls Historic First in MLB 'Overdue'
As Major League Baseball prepares for a historic moment this weekend with Jen Pawol becoming the first woman to umpire a major league game, Falk College of Sport Professor Mary Graham calls it "overdue," and emphasizes the broader implications for gender equity in professional athletics.