Alex Call
LF/RF LAD
Thu 9/21/23 11:32 PM

Call went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss against Atlanta.
EDGE Analysis
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.

Alex Call
LF/RF LAD
Wed 8/30/23 1:14 PM

Call is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com
EDGE Analysis
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.

Alex Call
LF/RF LAD
Tue 8/29/23 4:25 PM

Call is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Blue Jays.
EDGE Analysis
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.

Alex Call
LF/RF LAD
Sun 8/27/23 12:32 PM

Call is not in the lineup Sunday against the Marlins.
EDGE Analysis
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.

Alex Call
LF/RF LAD
Sun 8/20/23 4:04 PM

Call is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
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.

Alex Call
LF/RF LAD
Tue 8/15/23 3:22 PM

Call is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
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.

Alex Call
LF/RF LAD
Tue 7/18/23 10:10 AM

Call went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Monday's win over the Cubs.
EDGE Analysis
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.

Alex Call
LF/RF LAD
Mon 7/10/23 1:27 PM

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

Alex Call
LF/RF LAD
Fri 7/7/23 9:05 AM

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

Alex Call
LF/RF LAD
Wed 7/5/23 2:46 PM

Call was recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
EDGE Analysis
The Nationals gave Derek Hill a run in center field for a while, but they've now designated him for assignment and brought back Call. The 28-year-old has batted only .209/.299/.291 across 251 plate appearances in the majors this season but could see regular action in center field while Victor Robles (back) recuperates.