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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Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article Trenton Brooks continues to strengthen his case for a call-up.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Dobbins started the season at Triple-A but was called up Sunday as the 27th man for the doubleheader.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Sunday’s game was his fourth in five days, including a start for AHL Cleveland last Wednesday before his call-up.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article Trenton Brooks continues to strengthen his case for a call-up.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
When Jiri Kulich got called up to the NHL, Ostlund got an opportunity to center Rochester’s top line and hasn’t looked back.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Dobbins started the season at Triple-A but was called up Sunday as the 27th man for the doubleheader.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Call-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-up. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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