Alex Call - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Nearing rehab assignment Manager Dave Martinez said Tuesday that Call (foot) will embark on a rehab assignment soon in hopes of returning before the end of the regular season, Andrew Golden of The Washingt...

Impact The 29-year-old landed on the injured list in late August due to a partial tear of the plantar fascia in his left foot, and he's now on the cusp of returning to game action. Call has been productive when up with the Nationals this season with a .343/.425/.525 slash line in 30 games, and a healthy finish to the campaign would set him up for a normal offseason heading into 2025.

SEPTEMBER 18 • ROTOWIRE

Nationals place CF Alex Call (foot) on injured list The Washington Nationals placed center fielder Alex Call on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a foot injury, while catcher Drew Millas w...

AUGUST 24 • KANSASCITY.COM

Placed on 10-day IL The Nationals placed Call on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a partial tear of the plantar fascia in his left foot.

Impact Call was carted off the field in Friday's game against Atlanta falling to the ground while pursuing a fly ball. More tests are needed, but given the nature of the injury, the Nationals could elect to hold Call out for the remainder of the season. It's a brutal blow for the 29-year-old, who was slashing .343/.425/.525 with five stolen bases, nine doubles, three home runs and 14 RBI across 113 plate appearances this season. Dylan Crews is slated to be called up Monday, but in the interim, Drew Millas was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to take the Call's spot on the 26-man roster for the weekend.

AUGUST 24 • ROTOWIRE

Carted off field Call fell to the ground pursuing a fly ball during Friday's game against Atlanta and was carted off the field, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact While the specifics of the injury are unknown at this point, it's certainly not a good sign that Call required a cart to exit the field of play. The right fielder attempted to walk off the field but couldn't. Call went down without making contact with another player or the ball. He flew out to left in his lone at-bat prior to exiting.

AUGUST 23 • ROTOWIRE

Carted off field Call fell to the ground pursuing a fly ball during Friday's game against Atlanta and was carted off the field, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact While the specifics of the injury are unknown at this point, it's certainly not a good sign that Call required a cart to exit the field. The right fielder attempted to walk off under his own power but was unable to do so. With Dylan Crews already set to join the big-league roster Monday, Call's injury may have created an immediate opening in the starting nine for the top prospect to fill.

AUGUST 23 • ROTOWIRE

Goes yard again Sunday Call went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Phillies.

Impact The 29-year-old outfielder has three homers in 99 big-league plate appearances this year, and two of them came in back-to-back games this weekend. Call has cooled down a bit since he reeled off six straight multi-hit performances earlier this month, going just 5-for-25 (.200) since with a 1:6 BB:K, but four of those knocks have gone for extra bases.

AUGUST 19 • ROTOWIRE

Swats second homer Call went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Phillies.

Impact His fourth-inning long ball off Cristopher Sanchez was one of only two hits for the Nationals on the night. Call has been impressive since his late-July promotion and ascension into a starting role following the Lane Thomas trade, slashing .373/.425/.567 over his last 18 games with two homers, three steals, six runs and 12 RBI, but there's nothing in the 29-year-old's track record to suggest he'll keep it up for much longer. Dylan Crews is also slashing .300/.396/.600 over his last 10 games for Triple-A Rochester, and a promotion for the top prospect could bump Call to the bench.

AUGUST 18 • ROTOWIRE

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AUGUST 18 • FOX SPORTS

Alex Call's RBI single lifts Nationals to 3-2 victory over Angels in 10 innings

Alex Call hit a game-winning single in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 in the opener of a three-game series

AUGUST 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Drawing third straight start Call will start in center field and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Impact Call will pick up his third consecutive start, this time occupying center field after his previous two starts came in right field. He's gone 3-for-5 with a home run, three walks and three RBI in the first two games in Arizona, and Call should have a clear runway to handle a regular role in the outfield so long as he keeps producing at the dish.

JULY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Clubs homer in win Call went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run and two walks in Monday's 9-8 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Impact Call got the start in right field following the trades of Jesse Winker and Lane Thomas over the last few days. The outfielder previously went 5-for-16 (.313) over his first seven games of the season, but he was sent down to Triple-A Rochester in early May. He'll have a chance to carve out a starting role, though it's expected Call will have to compete with Travis Blankenhorn -- who is expected to be recalled from Rochester on Tuesday -- for playing time in right field.

JULY 30 • ROTOWIRE

Clubs homer in win Call went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run and two walks in Monday's 9-8 loss to the Diamondbacks.

JULY 30 • ROTOWIRE

Gets first crack in right field Call is starting in right field and batting sixth Monday versus the Diamondbacks, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Call will get the first shot at replacing Lane Thomas in right field after Thomas was traded to the Guardians on Monday. Call was recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday, replacing Jesse Winker on the major-league roster. Call has produced a .313 average with a double, an RBI, six runs scored and a stolen base over 16 at-bats with the Nationals this season.

JULY 30 • ROTOWIRE

Gets first shot in right field Call will start in right field and bat sixth Monday versus the Diamondbacks, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Call will get the first opportunity to replace Lane Thomas in right field after Thomas was traded to the Guardians on Monday. The Nationals had just recalled Call from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday after Jesse Winker was traded to the Mets. Call has produced a .313 average with a double, an RBI, six runs scored and a stolen base over 21 plate appearances with the Nationals this season.

JULY 30 • ROTOWIRE

Recalled by Washington The Nationals recalled Call from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday.

Impact Call will take the vacated spot on the 26-man roster left by Jesse Winker, who was traded to the Mets on Saturday. In Triple-A this season, Call is slashing .222/.362/.413 with 13 stolen bases, 11 home runs and 50 RBI over 312 plate appearances.

JULY 28 • ROTOWIRE

Hits homer in rare start Call went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss against Atlanta.

Impact Call accounted for the first Washington run with his 364-foot solo shot off Max Fried in the third inning. The 28-year-old has only started five games for the Nationals in September has he splits time in left field with Jake Alu and Blake Rutherford. Call is slashing .199/.306/.307 with eight homers and nine stolen bases over 126 games.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Losing work to Jacob Young Call is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com

Impact Call will take a seat for the third time in four games and seems to have moved back into a fourth-outfielder role after briefly recapturing a regular spot in the wake of Stone Garrett's season-ending fibula injury. Rookie Jacob Young will stick in the lineup for the fourth consecutive contest and appears to have displaced Call as the Nationals' preferred center fielder.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Tuesday Call is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

Impact Jacob Young will start in center field and bat ninth for the visiting Nationals. Call went 0-for-2 with a walk in Monday's series opener and is slashing just .202/.305/.305 across 110 games (409 plate appearances) this season.

AUGUST 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Sunday Call is not in the lineup Sunday against the Marlins.

Impact Jacob Young, who was promoted Saturday from Triple-A Rochester, will start in center field and bat ninth. Call has slashed just .204/.306/.307 across 405 plate appearances this season and might be in danger of losing his grip on a regular role in the Nationals' outfield.

AUGUST 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Losing work to Stone Garrett Call is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Call will sit out the Nationals' third straight matchup with a right-handed starting pitcher (Zack Wheeler), an indication that he's lost hold of a regular spot in the lineup and is now being viewed as the team's fourth outfielder. With Call being phased out, Stone Garrett will get a regular look against right-handed pitching after spending most of the season in a short-side platoon role.

AUGUST 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Takes seat Tuesday Call is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Red Sox.

Impact Blake Rutherford, Lane Thomas and Stone Garrett will start across the outfield for the Nationals. Call has gone 5-for-43 (.116) with 12 strikeouts and only one extra-base hit over his last 14 games and holds a rough .602 OPS on the year.

AUGUST 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Collects ninth steal Call went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Monday's win over the Cubs.

Impact Getting another start in center field and batting ninth, Call swiped his ninth bag of the season and third in nine games since rejoining the big-league roster in early July. He also has three homers, seven runs and seven RBI during that stretch while hitting .258 (8-for-31). Victor Robles (back) still lacks a timeline for his return, so Call appears set to continue providing useful fantasy numbers into August.

JULY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Swipes eighth bag Call went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored, two RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Rangers.

Impact It was another productive performance for Call from the ninth spot in the batting order. The 28-year-old has hit safely in five straight games since rejoining the big-league roster, going 6-for-16 (.375) over that stretch with two of his five homers and two of his eight steals on the season. Victor Robles (back) doesn't yet have a clear timeline for his return, so Call should continue filling in as the Nationals center fielder coming out of the All-Star break.

JULY 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Homers, scores three times in loss Call went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, three runs scored and one stolen base in Thursday's loss to Cincinnati.

Impact Call walked in each of his first two trips to the plate and came around to score on a Lane Thomas single in the fifth, after stealing second. He then launched a solo homer in the seventh to put the Nationals on top 3-2 and later came around to score a third time in the 10th as Washington fell short at home to the Reds. It was the center fielder's first home run since May 4 and he's now registered a hit in each of his first two games since being recalled.

JULY 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Nats recall OF Alex Call, designate Derek Hill for assignment The Washington Nationals recalled Alex Call from Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday and designated fellow outfielder Derek Hill, a former first...

JULY 5, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

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Alex Call's RBI single lifts Nationals to 3-2 victory over Angels in 10 innings