The Los Angeles Dodgers were somewhat quiet at this season’s MLB trade deadline, but one of the moves they did make has paid dividends in an intriguing fashion.
Los Angeles acquired outfielder Alex Call late last month despite other clubs such as the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies showing interest in a potential deal.
While he is not a home run specialist, the Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal highlighted that Call’s lone home run with Los Angeles was the team’s deepest long ball of the campaign.
“With 20 home runs in nearly 1,000 major-league plate appearances, outfielder Alex Call isn’t exactly known as a slugger. Yet his only home run as a Dodger, a 453-foot shot at Coors Field on Tuesday, stands as the team’s longest of the season. Call, 30, was tickled by his achievement:,”