Alexander Marvin Call (born September 27, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Guardians and Washington Nationals.
Call attended Ball State University, where he played college baseball for the Ball State Cardinals. In 2013 and 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Eau Claire Express of the Northwoods League. In 2015, he played with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 2016, he was named the Mid-American Conference Baseball Player of the Year.
Call did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic and in 2021, he played in 109 games split between Akron and the Triple-A Columbus Clippers, hitting .262/.356/.438 with 15 home runs, 50 RBI, and 15 stolen bases. He was assigned to Triple-A Columbus to begin the 2022 season, where he played in 71 games with a .280 average, 11 homers and 46 RBI.
Cleveland, now known as the Guardians, selected Call's contract on July 11, 2022, and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. On July 22, he recorded his first career hit, a single off of Chicago White Sox reliever Tanner Banks. He appeared in 12 big league games for Cleveland, going 2-for-12 with four walks. On August 5, 2022, the Guardians designated Call for assignment, removing him from the roster.
Call played in 128 games for the Nationals in 2023, hitting .200/.307/.307 with eight home runs, 38 RBIs, and nine stolen bases. He was optioned to the Triple–A Rochester Red Wings to begin the 2024 season, where he hit .222 with 11 homers and 52 RBI in 75 games. In 30 games with the Nationals he hit .343/.425/.525 with three home runs, 14 RBIs, and five stolen bases.
Call returned to the Nationals in 2025, playing in 72 games and hitting .274 with three home runs and 26 RBI.
Washington Nationals
Los Angeles Dodgers
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