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MLB Draft: Alex Call drafted by Chicago White Sox 86th overall

At least Ball State baseball fans won’t have a long drive to check out Alex Call’s major league debut when it happens, as Call was selected 86th overall with the Chicago White Sox third-round selection in the 2016 MLB Draft.

It’s safe to say that Call is the next in a long line of baseball success stories from the diamond in Muncie, but as he was the highest draft selection of a Cardinal alum since 2010, there’s hope that he becomes the standard-bearer for BSU baseball in the majors.

The junior outfielder, who hits and throws right-handed, posted a career .