1
: an order to report for military service
2
: a baseball player brought up to a major league team from the minor leagues
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There is something extra special about this call-up.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
After that call-up in 2025, Barnett started five games, surrendering 17 earned runs in 22 1/3 innings with 18 strikeouts and 11 walks.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Tong was good, though certainly not great, in three appearances for the Mets during this last Major League call-up.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
The lift was needed in part because of the circumstances of Arroyo’s call-up.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
After that call-up in 2025, Barnett started five games, surrendering 17 earned runs in 22 1/3 innings with 18 strikeouts and 11 walks.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Tong was good, though certainly not great, in three appearances for the Mets during this last Major League call-up.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
The lift was needed in part because of the circumstances of Arroyo’s call-up.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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“Call-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-up. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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