Carter Jensen | |
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![]() Jensen with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2025 | |
Kansas City Royals – No. 22 | |
Catcher | |
Born: Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | July 3, 2003|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 2, 2025, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics (through September 16,2025) | |
Batting average | .286 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 6 |
Teams | |
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Carter James Jensen (born July 3,2003) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Jensen attended Park Hill High School in Kansas City,Missouri,where he played baseball. As a senior in 2021,he hit .387 with one home run and 25 RBIs. [1] He committed to play college baseball at Louisiana State University. [2]
Tthe Kansas City Royals selected Jensen in the third round,with the 78th overall pick,of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. [3] He signed with the Royals and made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League Royals,hitting .281 over 19 games. [4] [5] He played the 2022 season with the Columbia Fireflies with whom he batted .226 with 11 home runs and fifty RBI over 113 games,earning All-Star honors. [6] [7]
Jensen spent the 2023 season with the Quad Cities River Bandits. [8] [9] Over 116 games,he hit .211 with 11 home runs and 45 RBI. [10] Jensen was assigned to Quad Cities to open the 2024 season. [11] In mid-July,he was promoted to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. [12] Over 125 games between both teams,Jensen compiled a .259/.359/.450 slash line with 18 home runs,67 RBI,and 17 stolen bases. [13] Jensen was assigned to Northwest Arkansas to open the 2025 season and was promoted to the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers in June. [14] He was selected (alongside Frank Mozzicato) to represent the Royals at the 2025 All-Star Futures Game at Truist Park. [15] Jensen appeared in 111 games between Northwest Arkansas and Omaha,hitting .290 with twenty home runs and 76 RBI. [16]
On September 1,2025,the Royals promoted Jensen to the major leagues for the first time. [17] [18] He made his MLB debut the next night at Kauffman Stadium versus the Los Angeles Angels,striking out against Kenley Jansen as a pinch hitter. [19] He recorded his first MLB hit on September 6 off of Thomas Hatch of the Minnesota Twins,an RBI double. [19] [20] On September 16,2025,against the Seattle Mariners,Jensen would hit his first MLB home runs,going 3-for-4 with two home runs and 3 RBI in a 5–12 loss. [21]