2025 Stats
AVG
.125
HR
0
RBI
2
R
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SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Jensen flirted with a 20-20 season while splitting 2024 between High-A and Double-A, and he also impressed in a 12-game run in the Arizona Fall League. A lefty-hitting catcher who turned 21 in July -- two weeks before his promotion to Double-A -- Jensen slashed .259/.359/.450 with 18 home runs, 17 steals on 20 attempts, a 13.2 percent walk rate and a 23.4 percent strikeout rate in 125 games. He then hit .425 with a .582 OBP and four home runs and one steal in 55 AFL plate appearances. Jensen's 31.8 percent hard-hit rate was a very strong mark for a catcher his age, especially one who also commands the strike zone as well as he does. Jensen doesn't grade out as even an average runner, but he's proven to be a savvy base stealer, at least against minor-league batteries. Jensen is a better prospect in OBP leagues than batting average leagues, but he has a pretty high ceiling in both formats due to his ability to hit for power and steal bases at the catcher position. His catcher defense still needs improvement, and it's possible he'll end up seeing time in left field in the coming years. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Royals in August of 2025.
Playing sparingly
Jensen is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Cleveland.
Analysis
Jensen was called up on Sept. 1 when rosters expanded, but he has now started just three of 10 games since his promotion. He's also yet to start a game at catcher, with all three of his starts coming at designated hitter. Jensen has gone 1-for-8 with a 2:4 K:BB over 12 plate appearances during his first stint in the big leagues, and it's clear the Royals don't intend for the top prospect to be an integral part of their lineup as they fight for a playoff spot.
Jensen was called up on Sept. 1 when rosters expanded, but he has now started just three of 10 games since his promotion. He's also yet to start a game at catcher, with all three of his starts coming at designated hitter. Jensen has gone 1-for-8 with a 2:4 K:BB over 12 plate appearances during his first stint in the big leagues, and it's clear the Royals don't intend for the top prospect to be an integral part of their lineup as they fight for a playoff spot.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2025
+63%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .614 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .125 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .614 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .125 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+8%
OPS on Road
2025
+8%
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| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | .619 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .143 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .667 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2025Home | .619 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .143 | ||||
| 2025Away | .667 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Carter Jensen compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
2.00BB Rate
33.3%K Rate
16.7%BABIP
.167ISO
.125AVG
.125OBP
.417SLG
.250OPS
.667wOBA
.336Exit Velocity
99.8 mphHard Hit Rate
66.7%Barrels/PA
0.0%Expected BA
.000Expected SLG
.000Sprint Speed
24.0 ft/secGround Ball %
66.7%Line Drive %
33.3%Fly Ball %
0.0%Prospect Rankings History
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First MLB knock, drives in two runs
Jensen went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's victory over the Twins.
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Added to big-league roster
The Royals selected Jensen's contract from Triple-A Omaha on Monday.
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Set for September call-up
The Royals are expected to call up Jensen from Triple-A Omaha prior to Tuesday's series opener versus the Angels.
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Back from minor wrist injury
Jensen (wrist) was back in the lineup for Triple-A Omaha on Saturday and hit a two-run home run.
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Day-to-day with wrist injury
Jensen will not be in Triple-A Omaha's lineup Wednesday due to a right wrist contusion, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Major-league action late in 2025?
Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com list Jensen as a candidate to be called up by the Royals before the end of the 2025 regular season.
Analysis
Luke Maile has been operating as the Royals' backup catcher since the July 31 trade deadline, when Freddy Fermin was traded to the Padres. Jensen shook off a rough start with Double-A Northwest Arkansas to be promoted to Triple-A Omaha, where he has a .976 OPS with three steals, 11 homers and 30 RBI across 157 plate appearances. It could make sense for Kansas City to call up the 22-year-old Jensen before year's end to get major-league experience behind the dish while working and learning from veteran Salvador Perez.
Luke Maile has been operating as the Royals' backup catcher since the July 31 trade deadline, when Freddy Fermin was traded to the Padres. Jensen shook off a rough start with Double-A Northwest Arkansas to be promoted to Triple-A Omaha, where he has a .976 OPS with three steals, 11 homers and 30 RBI across 157 plate appearances. It could make sense for Kansas City to call up the 22-year-old Jensen before year's end to get major-league experience behind the dish while working and learning from veteran Salvador Perez.