Alex Call began the season with the Washington Nationals before being acquired by the Dodgers at the trade deadline. He served as quality platoon bat against left-handed pitching and hit well over a small sample size in the postseason.
Call was coming off a 2024 season where he appeared in just 30 games for Washington, having spent a couple stints with the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings before a tear in his left plantar fascia ended his season. When he was on the field, he was remarkably productive,
slashing .343/.425/.525 with three home runs, 14 RBI, nine doubles and five stolen bases. Although he did not maintain that success he had the year before, he was still better than league average offensively, with his on-base percentage ranking in the top 30 among all hitters with at least 230 plate appearances over the first four months of the regular season. His 15.2 percent strikeout rate was best on the Nationals during that span, and the only other future Dodgers teammate to have a lower strikeout rate was Mookie Betts at 11 percent.
The Dodgers didn’t have quite as deep of an impact as they had in previous trade deadlines, making just two moves on deadline day that didn’t net any superstar talent. The Dodgers brought back Brock Stewart in a deal with the Minnesota Twins for James Outman, while they brought in Call to help supplement their outfield depth and their hitting against left-handed pitching.
For the first time in his career, Call was joining a team that had serious and legitimate championship aspirations. When he was asked by Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA prior to his Dodgers debut, Call immediately had a feeling that he was joining a special group.
“You get the call, and you hear that you’re going to the Dodgers, and your heart starts beating and you get excited,” Call said. “It’s tough to not be excited about having a chance to compete in the playoffs and win a World Series.”
Call didn’t have the smoothest takeoff to begin his time as a Dodger, hitting just .174 with a .295 on-base percentage over his first 13 games and starting in just six. It was against the Colorado Rockies where Call formally introduced himself to the team, collecting four hits and finishing just a triple shy of the cycle. The home run that he hit was registered at 454 feet, which would stand tied with Shohei Ohtani for the longest home run hit by a Dodger during the 2025 regular season.
Call would appear in another 24 games to close out the season, where he slashed .222/.308/.333 while manning both corner outfield spots. He didn’t receive much playing time in the postseason, but he made the most of his seldom opportunities as he hit .364 and reaching base over half the time in 15 plate appearances. Call was relied upon to face left-hander Cristopher Sánchez in both Games 1 and 4 of the NLDS, whom Call took deep back in September, and the outfielder reached base in every plate appearance he had against Philadelphia. With Andy Pages continuing to slump at the plate throughout the entire postseason, Call got the start in left field for Game 5 of the World Series, but was off the field for the final two games of the series.
2025 particulars
Age: 30
Stats with Dodgers: .247/.333/.384, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 13 R, 4 2B, 103 wRC+, 0.4 rWAR, 0.1 fWAR, 38 G
Postseason: .364/.533/.364, 15 PA, 3 BB, 1 R
Salary: $769,100
Game of the year
Call’s breakout moment with the Dodgers came during an away game at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies on Aug. 19. Call finished the game going 4-5 and finished just a triple shy of the cycle in an 11-4 victory. His 454 foot home run was tied with Shohei Ohtani for the longest home run hit by a Dodger in the regular season.
Roster status
Call is entering his first year of arbitration eligibility, and is projected to make $1,500,000 for the 2026 season.
