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| HT/WT: 6-0, 210 lbs |
| Birthplace: Kansas City, MO |
| Age: 23 |
| Experience: R |
| Bats/Throws: L, R |
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2026 Batting
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| Regular Season | .224 | 19 | 62 | .722 | 2 |
Top Carter Jensen News
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Royals' Carter Jensen: Homers again in Friday's win
Jensen went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 3-0 win over Cleveland.
Jensen extended Kansas City's lead with a two-run blast over the right-field wall in the ninth inning. The young catcher has now homered in back-to-back games and three times over his past seven contests. On the year, he's hitting .223/.309/.415 with 19 homers, 61 RBI, 61 runs and two stolen bases across 126 games.
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Royals' Carter Jensen: Clubs 18th homer
Jensen went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and three walks in Thursday's 13-2 win over the Blue Jays.
From the leadoff spot, Jensen opened the scoring with a 421-foot blast off Spencer Arrighetti in the first inning. The young catcher has hit just .167 across 22 August games, though he's been better of late, going 9-for-32 (.281) with two homers over his past 10 contests. On the year, Jensen is slashing .224/.310/.410 with 18 homers, 59 RBI, 60 runs and two stolen bases across 125 tilts.
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Royals' Carter Jensen: Idle Sunday
Jensen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
Jensen will receive the afternoon off with the Tigers scheduled to deploy a left-handed primary pitcher in Andrew Sears. Luke Maile will handle catching duties for Kansas City on Sunday.
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Royals' Carter Jensen: Day off Thursday
Jensen is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Athletics.
Jensen -- who is sporting a .178/.302/.346 batting line in the second half -- will get a routine breather after starting the last four contests. Luke Maile is grabbing a start at catcher for the Royals.
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Royals' Carter Jensen: On bench Sunday
Jensen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Jensen has a .583 OPS over his past 18 contests and will take a seat Sunday after a run of 11 consecutive starts. Luke Maile will step in behind the plate to form a battery with starting pitcher Randy Dobnak in the series finale versus Chicago.
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Royals' Carter Jensen: Clubs 16th homer
Jensen went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 6-4 loss against the Cubs.
Jensen also struck out twice and has done so 22 times across his past 13 contests, resulting in a .149 average (7-for-44) and just four extra-base hits during that stretch. The 23-year-old continues to operate as Kansas City's primary leadoff man, but that may not be the case much longer if he continues to struggle at the plate. After Friday's productive performance, Jensen now has a .229/.303/.422 slash line with 16 home runs, 55 RBI and 52 runs through 109 games during his first full major-league season.
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Royals' Carter Jensen: Goes long in Friday's loss
Jensen went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Friday's 3-1 loss to Colorado.
Jensen was responsible for the Royals' lone run in Friday's loss with a solo home run off Tomoyuki Sugano in the sixth inning. It was the 15th home run of the season for Jensen and his second since the All-Star break. He'll wrap up the month with a .187 batting average with three home runs, eight RBI and a 38.2 percent strikeout rate in July.
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Royals' Carter Jensen: On bench Sunday
Jensen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Detroit.
Jensen started the first nine games coming out of the All-Star break and will receive a breather Sunday after posting an .850 OPS with five doubles, one homer, three RBI and three runs during that span. Luke Maile will step in behind the plate for the series finale versus the Tigers while Jensen rests.
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Royals' Carter Jensen: Belts 14th homer
Jensen went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Giants.
Jensen opened the scoring by taking Tyler Mahle deep for a solo shot in the third inning, giving him 14 home runs on the season. The catcher has stayed productive since the All-Star break, going 7-for-21 (.333) with five extra-base hits over his first five games of the second half. Across 94 games this season, Jensen is slashing .242/.309/.436.
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Royals' Carter Jensen: Walks off San Diego
Jensen went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and a walk during the Royals' 7-6 extra-inning win over the Padres on Friday.
Jensen made his biggest contribution in the 10th with a game-winning two-run single that plated Michael Massey and Nick Loftin. After going hitless and recording a combined eight strikeouts in his previous four games before the midseason break, the rookie broke out of his short slump in a big way. On the season, the 23-year-old has slashed .242/.310/.430 with 13 homers and 51 RBI in 352 plate appearances.
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Royals' Carter Jensen: Taking seat in Thursday's matinee
Jensen is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.
The left-handed-hitting Jensen started at catcher each of the last two days, so he'll get some rest during Thursday's matinee as the Mets send southpaw Sean Manaea to the bump. Luke Maile is doing the catching and Salvador Perez will play first base for the Royals.
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Royals' Carter Jensen: Exiting starting nine
Jensen is absent from the lineup for Monday's contest against the Phillies.
It's a well-earned day of rest after Jensen started each of the previous 16 contests. The Royals will turn to Luke Maile at catcher in the series finale.
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Royals' Carter Jensen: Homers in multi-hit effort
Jensen went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 5-2 loss against the Rays.
He kicked off the scoring with a monstrous 449-foot leadoff homer off lefty Ian Seymour, Jensen's 13th long ball of the campaign. The left-handed hitter has excelled against southpaws this season, batting .308 with an .831 OPS in 78 at-bats compared to a .229 batting average and .741 OPS in 201 at-bats against right-handers. Over his past 14 games, Jensen has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball, slashing .368/.419/.702 with five homers, four doubles, 11 RBI, 11 runs and a stolen base.
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Royals' Carter Jensen: Extends hitting streak to 20 games
Jensen went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 10-4 loss to the Rays.
Jensen jumped on the first pitch he saw from the leadoff spot, sending it over the right-field fence to give the Royals an early 1-0 lead. The homer extended the catcher's hitting streak to 20 games, the longest active streak in the majors. During the streak, the 22-year-old is slashing .346/.382/.630 with five homers, eight doubles, 18 RBI and 16 runs scored. Overall, Jensen is hitting .251/.316/.446 with 12 homers, 17 doubles, 46 RBI, 40 runs scored and one stolen base across 79 contests this season.
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Royals' Carter Jensen: Trio of hits in win
Jensen went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's 5-4 victory over the White Sox.
Jensen extended his hitting streak to 19 games, doing so with a game-high three hits and a pair of RBI. The young catcher has turned it on in June, slashing .292/.333/.510 with four homers, nine doubles, 19 RBI and 17 runs scored across 24 appearances this month. The surge has significantly boosted Jensen's season line to .251/.317/.438 with 11 homers, 17 doubles, 45 RBI and 39 runs scored across 78 games.
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