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
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 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.[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
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 home runs and 26 RBI.[15]
Major League Development Integration Coach 89 Brandon McDaniel
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