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Alex Call
Call with the Columbus Clippers in 2022
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 12
Outfielder
Born: (1994-09-27) September 27, 1994 (age 30)
Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 11, 2022, for the Cleveland Guardians
MLB statistics
(through July 28, 2025)
Batting average.242
Home runs19
Runs batted in91
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

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.

Amateur career

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Born in Burnsville, Minnesota, Call attended River Falls High School in River Falls, Wisconsin,[1] and Ball State University, where he played college baseball for the Ball State Cardinals.[2] In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3] In 2016, he was named the Mid-American Conference Baseball Player of the Year.[4]

Professional career

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Chicago White Sox

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The Chicago White Sox selected Call in the third round of the 2016 MLB Draft.[4] He split time between the rookie-level Great Falls Voyagers and Single-A Kannapolis Intimidators in his debut campaign, slashing a cumulative .308/.394/.445 with six home runs, 35 RBI, and 14 stolen bases.[5] In 2017, Call played for the rookie-level Arizona League White Sox, Kannapolis, and the High-A Winston-Salem Dash, batting a combined .207/.295/.317 with three home runs, 33 RBI, and five stolen bases.[5] The next year, he split the season between Winston-Salem and the Double-A Birmingham Barons. In 123 games between the two affiliates, he hit .248/.345/.415 with 12 home runs, 58 RBI, and six stolen bases.[5]

Cleveland Indians / Guardians

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On December 15, 2018, Call was traded to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Yonder Alonso.[6] He spent the 2019 season with the Double-A Akron RubberDucks, slashing .205/.266/.321 with five home runs and 31 RBI across 81 games.[5]

Call did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic[7] and n 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.[5] 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.[5]

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.[8] On July 22, he recorded his first career hit, a single off of Chicago White Sox reliever Tanner Banks.[9] He appeared in 12 big league games for Cleveland, going 2-for-12 with four walks.[10] On August 5, 2022, the Guardians designated Call for assignment, removing him from the roster.[11]

Washington Nationals

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Call with the Nationals in 2023

On August 7, 2022, Call was claimed off waivers by the Washington Nationals.[12] On August 19, he hit his first career major league home run, a two-run shot off of San Diego Padres closer Josh Hader.[13] On September 8, he had four hits in five at bats, including a three-run home run, and five RBI in the Nationals 11-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.[14] In 35 games for Washington, he had a slash line of .245/.330/.441 with five home runs and 13 RBI.[15]

Call played in 128 games for the Nationals in 2023, hitting .200/.307/.307 with eight home runs, 38 RBIs, and nine stolen bases.[16] He was optioned to the Triple–A Rochester Red Wings to begin the 2024 season,[17] where he hit .222 with 11 homers and 52 RBI in 75 games.[5] In 30 games with the Nationals he hit .343/.425/.525 with three home runs, 14 RBIs, and five stolen bases.[15]

Call returned to the Nationals in 2025, playing in 72 games and hitting .274 with three homers and 26 RBI.[15]

Los Angeles Dodgers

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On July 31, 2025, the Nationals traded Call to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Sean Paul Liñan and Eriq Swan.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "River Falls grad Call knocking on big league door". River Falls Journal. July 20, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ball State's Call receives MLB call". July 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "#27 Alex Call - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Frederick, Jace (June 10, 2016). "River Falls' Alex Call goes to White Sox in MLB draft". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Alex Call Amateur, College & Minor League Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  6. ^ McDonald, Darragh (July 11, 2022). "Guardians Select Alex Call, Designate Oscar Mercado For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors.
  7. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  8. ^ "Guardians promote OF Alex Call, designate Oscar Mercado for assignment again". July 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "Alex Call's first MLB hit | 07/22/2022". MLB.com.
  10. ^ "Alex Call 2022 Batting Gamelogs". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  11. ^ "Guardians' Alex Call: Jettisoned from 40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  12. ^ McDonald, Darragh (August 7, 2022). "Nationals Claim Alex Call From Guardians". MLB Trade Rumors.
  13. ^ "Wisconsin native's home run against Josh Hader highlights latest rough outing for former Brewers closer". jsonline.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  14. ^ Camerato, Jessica (September 8, 2022). "Quarterbacking a big win is a nod to Call's journey". mlb.com. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  15. ^ a b c "Alex Call Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  16. ^ "Does Call have future with Nats after disappointing year?". masnsports.com. October 17, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  17. ^ "Late-night cuts leave Nats with only one more roster decision". masnsports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  18. ^ Gonzalez, Alden (July 31, 2025). "Dodgers make trades for Twins' Stewart, Nationals' Call". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
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