Alex Call | |
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Washington Nationals – No. 17 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S. | September 27, 1994|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 11, 2022, for the Cleveland Guardians | |
MLB statistics (through August 9,2024) | |
Batting average | .229 |
Home runs | 14 |
Runs batted in | 60 |
Teams | |
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Alexander Marvin Call (born September 27,1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Guardians.
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]
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 6 home runs,35 RBI,and 14 stolen bases. 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 3 home runs,33 RBI,and 5 stolen bases. The next year,Call 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 6 stolen bases.
On December 15,2018,Call was traded to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Yonder Alonso. [5] He spent the 2019 season with the Double-A Akron RubberDucks,slashing .205/.266/.321 with 5 home runs and 31 RBI across 81 games.
Call did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] In 2021,Call 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
The Guardians selected Call's contract on July 11,2022,and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. [7] On July 22,Call recorded his first career hit,a single off of Chicago White Sox reliever Tanner Banks. [8] He made his major league debut that same day as a pinch hitter. 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 after Hunter Gaddis’contract was selected. [9]
On August 7,2022,Call was claimed off waivers by the Washington Nationals. [10] On August 19,Call hit his first career home run,a two-run shot off of San Diego Padres closer Josh Hader. [11] On September 8,Call 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. In 35 games for Washington,he batted .245/.330/.441 with five home runs and 13 RBI.
Call played in 128 games for the Nationals in 2023,hitting .200/.307/.307 with eight home runs,38 RBI,and nine stolen bases. [12] Call was optioned to the Triple–A Rochester Red Wings to begin the 2024 season. [13]
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