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Carter Jensen

Carter Jensen

C • Kansas City Royals Proj Rank 16 Actual 8 234 ADP • Trade Value
AB AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB FSP
447.221196161.312.40929.64
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Carter Jensen | Fantasy Outlook

Carter Jensen surges with power as he locks down the everyday catcher role

Jensen has found his rhythm at the plate, posting a strong .404 on-base percentage with three home runs and 11 walks over his last 14 days. Solidified as the everyday starter behind the dish for the 62-76 Royals, the 23-year-old rookie recently set the franchise single-season rookie record for catchers by launching his 19th home run.

While his .221 season batting average reflects persistent strikeout issues, Jensen has far exceeded our projection of 13 homers by swatting 19 long balls in 128 games. His patient approach and penchant for leadoff extra-base hits indicate that this recent offensive surge is backed by genuine skill growth rather than just good fortune.

The Royals enjoy a six-game home stand this week, beginning with a test against Miami's Eury Perez (3.44 ERA) and Sandy Alcantara (3.51 ERA). The slate finishes with high-upside dates against Toronto's Spencer Arrighetti (4.81 ERA) and Max Scherzer (6.16 ERA), setting up Jensen nicely for counting stats. Start.

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Carter Jensen Fantasy

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DATE OPP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG PTS
08/30 @CLE 1 0 0 0 0 1 221 1
08/29 @CLE 0 0 0 0 0 1 221 1
08/28 @CLE 1 1 1 2 0 0 223 6
08/27 @TOR 1 1 2 1 0 3 224 10
08/26 @TOR 2 0 0 0 1 1 222 6
08/25 @TOR 1 0 1 1 0 1 219 3
08/23 DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 219 1
08/22 DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 219 -1
08/21 DET 1 1 1 1 0 1 221 8
08/19 ATH 1 0 0 0 0 1 221 2
08/18 ATH 1 0 1 0 0 2 220 5
08/17 ATH 1 0 1 0 0 0 219 3
08/16 @LAA 1 0 0 1 0 0 219 2
08/15 @LAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 219 0
08/14 @LAA 0 0 1 0 0 1 219 2
08/12 @LAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 222 0
08/11 @LAD 0 0 0 0 0 1 224 1
08/10 @LAD 0 0 0 0 0 1 226 1
08/08 CHC 0 0 1 0 0 1 227 3
08/07 CHC 1 1 2 1 0 1 229 7
08/06 MIN 1 0 1 0 0 0 228 2
08/05 MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 228 -1
08/04 MIN 0 0 1 0 0 2 231 2
08/02 @COL 0 0 0 0 0 0 232 -1
08/01 @COL 1 0 1 0 0 1 235 6
07/31 @COL 1 1 1 1 0 0 235 6
07/30 @MIN 0 0 1 0 0 2 235 3
07/29 @MIN 1 0 1 1 0 0 237 2
07/28 @MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 237 -2
07/26 @DET 0 0 0 0 0 1 240 1
07/25 @DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 241 2
07/24 @DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 238 -2
07/23 @DET 1 0 0 0 0 1 240 3
07/22 SF 0 0 0 0 0 1 240 1
07/21 SF 1 1 1 1 0 0 242 7
07/20 SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 242 0
07/19 SD 1 0 0 0 0 0 246 1
07/18 SD 2 0 2 0 0 1 246 6
07/17 SD 3 0 0 2 0 1 242 9
07/12 @BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 236 -3
07/11 @BAL 0 0 0 0 0 1 240 0
07/10 @BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 243 0
07/09 @NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 246 0
07/08 @NYM 1 0 0 1 0 1 247 3
07/07 @NYM 1 0 0 1 0 2 247 3
07/05 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 247 0
07/04 PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 247 -2
07/02 TB 2 1 1 1 0 0 251 7
07/01 TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 247 -1
06/30 TB 1 1 1 1 0 0 251 5
06/28 @CHW 3 0 0 2 0 0 251 6
06/27 @CHW 1 0 0 1 0 0 244 2
06/26 @CHW 1 0 0 0 0 0 244 1
06/25 @TB 1 1 1 2 0 0 244 7
06/24 @TB 1 0 1 0 0 1 244 3
06/23 @TB 1 0 1 0 0 1 244 4
06/22 @TB 1 0 0 1 0 0 244 2
06/21 STL 2 1 3 1 0 2 244 11
06/19 STL 1 0 0 0 0 0 238 2
06/18 STL 2 0 2 1 0 0 238 8
06/17 @WAS 4 1 1 1 1 1 235 14
06/15 @WAS 1 0 0 1 0 0 221 2
06/14 HOU 1 0 1 0 0 0 220 2
06/13 HOU 2 0 1 3 0 0 220 9
06/12 HOU 1 0 1 1 0 1 215 4
06/11 TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 215 3
06/09 TEX 1 0 1 0 0 0 214 3
06/07 @MIN 1 0 1 1 0 0 213 2
06/06 @MIN 1 1 1 2 0 0 211 7
06/05 @MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 211 1
06/04 @MIN 1 0 1 2 0 0 214 3
06/03 @CIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 215 -3
06/02 @CIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 222 0
06/01 @CIN 0 0 1 0 0 1 223 2
05/31 @TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 228 0
05/30 @TEX 2 1 2 3 0 0 228 11
05/27 NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 222 0
05/26 NYY 1 0 0 0 0 0 226 3
05/25 NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 226 0
05/24 SEA 1 0 0 2 0 0 232 4
05/23 SEA 1 0 1 2 0 1 231 6
05/22 SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 228 -1
05/20 BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 234 0
05/19 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 236 3
05/18 BOS 0 0 1 0 0 1 234 2
05/17 @STL 1 0 0 0 0 0 237 0
05/16 @STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 237 1
05/15 @STL 2 0 0 1 0 1 242 6
05/13 @CHW 2 0 1 0 0 0 234 5
05/12 @CHW 1 0 1 0 0 1 221 2
05/10 DET 0 0 0 1 0 1 218 3
05/09 DET 1 0 1 0 0 1 222 5
05/08 DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 217 -1
05/07 CLE 1 0 1 0 0 1 223 2
05/05 CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 222 -3
05/04 CLE 1 0 1 0 0 0 231 2
05/03 @SEA 0 0 0 1 0 2 230 3
05/02 @SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 235 -2
05/01 @SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 245 1
04/30 @ATH 0 0 0 0 0 0 256 -2
04/29 @ATH 1 0 0 0 0 1 267 2
04/28 @ATH 0 0 0 0 0 0 265 0
04/26 LAA 0 0 1 0 0 1 268 2
04/25 LAA 1 0 0 2 0 1 282 3
04/24 LAA 2 0 1 0 0 0 288 4
04/22 BAL 2 1 2 2 0 1 275 11
04/21 BAL 2 0 1 0 0 1 258 6
04/20 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 238 1
04/18 @NYY 2 1 2 2 0 1 237 10
04/17 @NYY 0 0 0 0 0 2 214 1
04/16 @DET 2 0 0 1 0 0 222 4
04/15 @DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 204 -1
04/14 @DET 0 0 0 1 0 0 222 2
04/12 CHW 2 0 0 1 0 0 238 4
04/11 CHW 0 0 0 0 0 0 211 -1
04/10 CHW 1 1 1 1 0 0 229 6
04/09 CHW 0 0 0 0 0 0 219 0
04/08 @CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 226 0
04/07 @CLE 1 1 1 1 0 1 259 7
04/06 @CLE 2 1 2 1 0 0 250 8
04/04 MIL 2 0 1 2 0 1 200 8
04/02 MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 1
04/01 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 125 -1
03/30 MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 091 0
03/29 @ATL 1 1 1 2 0 0 125 6
03/28 @ATL 0 0 0 0 0 1 000 1
03/27 @ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0
Totals: 99196161257
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YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2025 KC 19 18 3 12 13 0 8 .300 .382 .550 73
2026 KC 127 99 19 61 61 2 57 .221 .312 .409 346
ON PACE 149 116 22 71 71 2 66 .221 .312 .409 406
3-YEAR AVG 6 6 1 4 4 0 3 .300 .382 .550 24
Career 146 117 22 73 74 2 65 .231 .321 .426

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Kansas City Royals

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Carter Jensen 62% 52%
NAME OWN START
Vinnie Pasquantino 68% 46%
Maikel Garcia 59% 13%
Nick Loftin 5% 4%
NAME OWN START
Bobby Witt Jr. 100% 88%
Tyler Tolbert 6% 5%
Michael Massey 4% 0%
Jonathan India 2% 1%
NAME OWN START
Jac Caglianone 91% 67%
Salvador Perez 75% 59%
Kyle Isbel 4% 2%
Isaac Collins 3% 2%
John Rave 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Michael Wacha 84% 50%
Noah Cameron 79% 33%
Seth Lugo 41% 32%
Cole Ragans 24% 10%
Randy Dobnak 15% 8%
Stephen Kolek 3% 0%
Luinder Avila 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Mason Miller 100% 100%
Carlos Estevez 18% 6%
Lucas Erceg 9% 7%
Steven Cruz 9% 8%
Daniel Lynch IV 7% 6%
Nate Pearson 5% 5%
Alex Lange 4% 3%
Craig Kimbrel 3% 3%
John Schreiber 1% 1%
Anthony Gose 1% 0%

Team Rankings

AVG
.248
9th
R
590
21st
HR
141
23rd
RBI
561
22nd
SB
109
9th
OBP
.316
17th
SLG
.401
15th
OPS
.717
16th
W
62
25th
SV
34
18th
ERA
4.69
27th
WHIP
1.39
27th
QS
56
4th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
White SoxWhite Sox72-64.529-652608
GuardiansGuardians69-68.5043.5557559
TwinsTwins65-72.4747.5626682
TigersTigers63-73.4639596531
RoyalsRoyals62-76.44911590673

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Carter Jensen128447619919612.221  
Luke Maile133325150.152  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Vinnie Pasquantino9133741839415.246  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Massey110340469411442.276  
Jonathan India174888280.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nick Loftin9830438726402.237  
Maikel Garcia7328334763325.269  
Josh Rojas34859212131.247  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Bobby Witt Jr.11946777133164936.285  
Tyler Tolbert6711430353820.307  
Andrew Velazquez61501001.067  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jac Caglianone1264576413023666.284  
Kyle Isbel7823326556246.236  
Isaac Collins12438841906406.232  
John Rave33831618384.217  
Starling Marte5915315372142.242  
Matthew Lugo3301000.333  
Kameron Misner184129043.220  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Salvador Perez1284944611017621.223  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Michael Wacha27880170.21363.321.10  
Noah Cameron26980149.11313.981.22  
Seth Lugo28680154.01185.031.42  
Luinder Avila2154070.0615.531.61  
Kris Bubic932050.1514.111.23  
Cole Ragans814035.1454.841.42  
Randy Dobnak1022051.2341.921.37  
Stephen Kolek1043054.0344.501.24  
Beck Way1911023.1213.861.59  
Connor Seabold2110024.0205.251.71  
Mason Black1700031.1194.311.60  
Eric Cerantola40005.1710.132.63  
Bailey Falter50209.2613.973.10  
Mitch Spence30209.1621.213.00  
Carlos Duran21001.1113.503.75  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Lucas Erceg47441243.1316.231.89  
Alex Lange51271052.2545.811.50  
Steven Cruz4923651.2564.361.26  
Nate Pearson3121334.2292.341.18  
Craig Kimbrel3912140.0354.051.20  
John Schreiber5513149.1363.651.28  
Eli Morgan1601119.1165.121.71  
Daniel Lynch IV5144161.2463.071.05  
Anthony Gose21002.200.000.00  
Matt Strahm4134035.2307.321.49  
Carlos Estévez10100.10162.0018.00  
Easton McGee60007.178.592.18  
Aaron Bummer2112016.21310.262.10  
Jose Cuas1400015.0161.801.67  
Connor Thomas711012.2812.082.13  
Nick Mears2123019.1155.121.50  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
09-01 MIA07:40 EDTRandy Dobnak
Tyler Phillips
09-02 MIA07:40 EDTNoah Cameron
Eury Perez
09-03 MIA07:40 EDTMichael Wacha
Sandy Alcantara
09-04 TOR08:10 EDTDaniel Lynch IV
09-05 TOR07:10 EDTSeth Lugo
Max Scherzer
09-06 TOR02:10 EDTRandy Dobnak
Spencer Arrighetti

Player Timeline

Aug 28th

Carter Jensen Sets Royals Rookie Catcher Home Run Record with 19

Aug 27th

Carter Jensen Hits Leadoff Home Run

Aug 21st

Carter Jensen Crushes 443-Foot Home Run for Royals

Jul 17th

Royals Complete Three-Run, 10th-Inning Comeback Walk-Off on Carter Jensen’s ...

Jul 2nd

Carter Jensen Launches 449-Foot Leadoff Homer for MLB

Jun 25th

Carter Jensen Breaks Up Rays’ No-Hit Bid in the 9th

Jun 17th

Carter Jensen Launches Leadoff Home Run

Jun 13th

Carter Jensen’s Bases-Clearing Hit Gives Royals the Lead

Jun 1st

Carter Jensen Wins MLB Play of the Week Honors

May 30th

Carter Jensen’s Opposite-Field 2-Run Homer Extends Royals’ Lead

May 2nd

Royals Announce First-Month Player and Pitcher of the Month: Carter ...

Apr 17th

Carter Jensen, Jac Caglianone, and Noah Cameron Visit MLB HQ for Pack ...

Apr 10th

MLB Spotlight: Eduardo Rodríguez, Chase Utley, and Baseball Legends ...

Apr 7th

Carter Jensen Homers in Back-to-Back Games Despite Cold Weather

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