Jensen went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional RBI, an additional run scored and a walk in Wednesday's loss to the Orioles. Jensen connected on his sixth homer of the season in the sixth inning, extending his team lead in long balls, with the next closest Royal at three. In his first full major-league season, the 22-year-old has lived up to the hype so far, slashing .275/.354/.565 with six homers, two doubles, 14 RBI and 11 runs through 23 appearances.
Carter Jensen: Everything you need to know
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Carter Jensen Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24L 4-1100000001030003/23L 3-2200000000030003/21W 6-5300000000010003/19L 4-3311100011061013/18L 12-3310000000030003/15W 10-4310000001050003/13L 11-5412100120040053/11L 5-2300000000040003/10L 4-3300000000040003/8L 5-4200000001050003/5L 15-9311100010050013/1W 3-1311000110020042/26L 13-10313200130040062/24L 5-4300000000050002/22W 7-330110000003001
Preseason Totals 42796003840571018 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB4/22L 8-6322100121040054/21W 6-5312110001040034/20L 7-5401100000150014/18L 13-4322100121050054/17L 2-1200000000080004/16L 10-9502200010030024/15L 2-1400000000060004/14L 2-1300000010030004/12L 6-5402200010030024/11W 2-0300000000080004/10W 2-0311000110040044/9L 2-0100000000030004/8L 10-2400000000060004/7L 2-1311000111050044/6W 4-2422100110060054/4W 8-2312110021030034/4L 5-2100000000030004/2L 5-1000000000000004/1W 13-95011000000100013/30W 3-1300000000040003/29W 4-1311000120040043/28L 6-2200000001030003/27L 6-030000000004000
Regular Season Totals 6911191120614611040039
Carter Jensen Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 614190.27511208100390.354Home 26110.3337203100190.405Away 4880.2224005000200.310Night 2590.2435205100170.349Day 49100.3136003000220.361March 1210.091000100040.154April 512180.31011207100350.394Opponent vs MIL 0 2 2 0.500 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.600 vs NYY 1 2 2 0.400 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0.625 vs CWS 1 2 3 0.273 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.273 vs ATL 1 2 1 0.125 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.200 vs MIN 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.125 vs CLE 2 2 3 0.273 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0.333 vs BAL 1 2 5 0.500 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 9 0.615 vs DET 0 2 2 0.167 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.167 Venue @ Cleveland 2 2 3 0.273 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0.333 @ New York 1 2 2 0.400 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0.625 @ Atlanta 1 2 1 0.125 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.200 @ Detroit 0 2 2 0.167 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.167 @ Kansas City 2 6 11 0.333 7 2 0 3 1 0 0 19 0.405
Carter Jensen Player Profile
Career History
Carter Jensen: Breaking News
Receiving rest Sunday
Jensen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees. After starting each of the last eight games at either catcher or designated hitter and going 7-for-27 (.259 average) with two home runs, six RBI and three runs, Jensen will get a breather for the series finale in New York. Salvador Perez will return to the lineup Sunday as Kansas City's DH, while new call-up Elias Diaz makes his first start for the Royals behind the plate.
Smacks fourth homer Friday
Jensen went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-0 win over the White Sox. Jensen struck out and fouled out in his first two plate appearances but got to see Davis Martin for a third time in the seventh and took him deep on a first-pitch cutter. Jensen has struggled with strikeouts this season, whiffing 35.9 percent of the time, but he's slugged four home runs with seven RBI, six runs scored and three walks across 39 plate appearances.