1
: an order to report for military service
2
: a baseball player brought up to a major league team from the minor leagues
called up; calling up; calls up
1
: to summon together (as for a united effort)
call up all his forces for the attack
2
: to bring to mind : evoke
3
: to summon before an authority
4
a
: to summon for active military duty
b
: to bring up from a minor league to a major league baseball team
5
: to bring forward for consideration or action
6
: to retrieve from the memory of a computer especially for display and user interaction
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Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Practice squad call-up Corey Ballentine only played on special teams.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
The Athletics’ offense came by way of three solo homers, including two into center field by Carlos Cortes, who the team called up from the minor leagues earlier this year.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Bryce Eldridge is getting his call-up.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Practice squad call-up Corey Ballentine only played on special teams.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
First baseman Blaine Crim, called up from Triple-A Albuquerque before the game, hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
The Athletics’ offense came by way of three solo homers, including two into center field by Carlos Cortes, who the team called up from the minor leagues earlier this year.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Call-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-up. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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