Alex Call #17

Alexander M. Call...Graduated from River Falls (Wisc.) High School and attended Ball State (Ind.) University...Ball State was his only college scholarship offer...Was the 2016 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and a Louisville Slugger First-Team All-American...Claimed off waivers by Washington on Aug. 7, 2022.

2023

Set career highs in games, hits, doubles, home runs, RBI, walks and stolen bases while playing all three outfield positions...Defensively, ranked tied for second among NL outfielders with nine outs above average...Ranked third among NL outfielders with seven defensive runs saved...Led the Nationals with 53 walks...Ranked in the top 20 in the National League with 12.1% walk rate (min. 400 PA)…Hit his first career leadoff home run, April 7 at Colorado (Ure?a)…Hit his first career walk-off home run, May 4 vs. Chicago (Boxberger).

2022

Was recalled by Washington on Aug. 14...Hit first MLB homer on Aug. 19 at San Diego, a ninth-inning two-run home run off Josh Hader...Combined to go 7-for-9 with a double, two homers, six RBI and three runs scored on Sept. 8 at St. Louis and Sept. 9 at Philadelphia...On Sept. 8 vs. St. Louis, he became the fourth rookie in Nationals history to have at least four hits and five RBI in a game (Espinosa, Soto, Robles)…Made his Major League debut with Cleveland on July 11 vs. Chicago (AL)…Recorded first MLB hit, July 22 at CWS (PH single).

2021

Ranked in Cleveland’s Minor League season in walks (5th, 54), total bases (6th, 169) and home runs (7th, 15).

2020

Did not play.

2019

In his first season in Cleveland’s system, spent the season at Double-A Akron...Won Eastern League Player of the Week on June 30.

2018

Hit a career-high 28 doubles in 123 games between Single-A Winston-Salem and Double-A Birmingham. 

2017

Appeared at three levels of Chicago’s system.

2016

Reported to rookie-level Great Falls and was eventually promoted to Single-A Kannapolis in his first professional season following the Draft

2024

Enjoyed his best Major League stretch before injuring his plantar fascia on Aug. 23 at Atlanta...Hit safely in 22 of his 27 starts...Ranked in the National League in on-base percentage (fifth, .413) and batting average (fourth, .349) from July 29-Aug. 23...Posted six straight multi-hit games from Aug. 6-11, the longest streak by a Nationals player since 2017 (13-for-28, three 2B, six RBI)...Recorded his second career walk-off hit on Aug. 9 vs. Los Angeles (AL), an RBI single in the 10th inning...Ranked in Washington’s system in walks (first, 54), home runs (tied for fourth, 11), RBI (fourth, 50) and on-base percentage (fourth, .362) at the time of recall.