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Carter Jensen, Salvador Perez Catch Fire: Royals Stock Up, Stock Down Welcome to “Stock Up, Stock Down,” where every week, the Royals On SI staff writers highlight Kansas City Royals players who have stood out...

1 HOUR AGO • SI.COM

Jensen, Devers slug way to Player of the Week honors Although their clubs are no longer in the mix for postseason contention, Royals rookie Carter Jensen and Giants star Rafael Devers are still...

1 HOUR AGO • MLB.COM

Scoreless through 9 innings, Arizona plates 5 in the 10th, holds on to beat Kansas City 5-4

Lars Nootbaar had a pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning to give Arizona a 1-0 lead, as the Diamondbacks scored five runs and then held on for a 5-4 victory over t...

1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

Royals take on the Diamondbacks in first of 3-game series

The Kansas City Royals host the Arizona Diamondbacks to start a three-game series

1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

Beginning on bench Sunday Jensen isn't in the starting lineup for Sunday's tilt against Toronto.

Impact Jensen will get a well-deserved rest after starting behind the plate in each of Kansas City's past six contests. He's off to a scorching start to September, slashing .421/.476/1.158 with three homers and six RBI through five games, so Jensen could be an option off the bench if needed in a big spot. Luke Maile is getting a turn at catcher in Jensen's stead Sunday.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Okamoto leads Blue Jays against the Royals following 4-hit performance

The Toronto Blue Jays play the Kansas City Royals after Kazuma Okamoto had four hits against the Royals on Saturday

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Carter Jensen, Jac Caglianone Give Royals Plenty to Look Forward to in 2027 Kansas City Royals young sluggers Carter Jensen and Jac Caglianone bring plenty of optimism for the future of the lineup.

4 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Homers in three-hit effort Jensen went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double, a triple, three total RBI and three total runs scored in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Marlins.

Impact Jensen collected a trio of hits, driving in runs with an RBI triple in the third inning and a two-run homer in the fifth frame. The young catcher has been on fire at the plate, slashing .321/.439/.755 with six homers, 11 RBI, 12 runs and a stolen base over his past 15 games. Overall, he's hitting .231/.316/.442 with 22 homers, 67 RBI, 66 runs and two stolen bases in 131 contests.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Deadspin | Royals take finale vs. Marlins behind Carter Jensen's 3 hits, 3 RBIs Deadspin | Royals take finale vs. Marlins behind Carter Jensen's 3 hits, 3 RBIs

4 DAYS AGO • DEADSPIN.COM

Jensen (3 extra-base hits), Caglianone lead way for Royals' offense KANSAS CITY – Jac Caglianone just took home American League Player of the Month honors in August. Noah Cameron joined him as the AL Pitcher...

4 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Jensen finishes a single shy of the cycle to help Royals win 7-3 and avoid sweep against Marlins

Carter Jensen finished a single shy of hitting for the cycle with a home run, triple and double while driving in three runs and scoring three times as the Kansas City Royals defeat...

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Jensen celebrates 'MLB birthday' with multihomer game KANSAS CITY – Exactly a year ago Wednesday, Carter Jensen arrived at Kauffman Stadium not for the first time ever – he grew up attending gam...

5 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

First multi-homer game of 2026 Jensen went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs and a walk in Wednesday's 9-6 loss to Miami.

Impact It was Jensen's first multi-homer game of the year and the second of his career. The catcher is picking up steam in the power department, going yard four times in his past six outings. Through 521 plate appearances, Jensen is slashing .226/.313/.426 with 21 homers, 26 doubles, 58 RBI and 63 runs scored.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Stowers homers and has an RBI single, Marlins rally to beat the Royals 9-6

Kyle Stowers homered and had an RBI single, Heriberto Hernández drove in two runs and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 9-6 on Wednesday night

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Marlins play the Royals leading series 1-0

The Miami Marlins play the Kansas City Royals with a 1-0 series lead

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Graham Pauley drives in 4 as the Marlins beat the Royals 6-3

Graham Pauley homered and tripled to drive in four runs, Kyle Stowers also went deep, and the Miami Marlins rolled past the Kansas City Royals 6-3

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Last Night In Baseball: Phillies Spoil Have-To-See-To-Believe Catch

The Phillies overcame an unreal home run robbery, the Dodgers won in Tarik Skubal's return to Detroit, the Yankees beat the Red Sox and more...

AUGUST 29 • FOX SPORTS

Last Night In Baseball: Phillies Spoil Have-To-See-To-Believe Catch

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.

Impact 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.

AUGUST 29 • ROTOWIRE

Royals Rookie Catcher Carter Jensen Makes MLB History Kansas City Royals rookie catcher Carter Jensen made MLB history after hitting a leadoff home run against the Toronto Blue Jays Thursday.

AUGUST 28 • SI.COM

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.

Impact 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.

AUGUST 28 • ROTOWIRE

Instant Reaction: Blue Jays trounced by Royals as Arrighetti's first start goes sour Spencer Arrighetti’s first start as a Toronto Blue Jay got off on the wrong foot and never got fully back on track. Royals’ leadoff hitter C...

AUGUST 28 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Caglianone goes 5 for 6 with HR, 6 RBIs to power the Royals past the Blue Jays 13-2

Jac Caglianone had a homer among his career-best five hits and finished with a career-high six RBIs, Noah Cameron pitched six strong innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tor...

AUGUST 28 • Associated Press

Nathan Lukes homers and Blue Jays end Royals' 9-game winning streak with 3-0 victory

Seven Toronto pitchers combined on a six-hitter, Nathan Lukes hit a three-run homer and the Blue Jays beat the Royals 3-0 on Wednesday night, ending Kansas City’s nine-game winning...

AUGUST 27 • Associated Press

Lugo works 5 innings, Royals beat Blue Jays 5-3 to extend winning streak to 9 games

Salvador Perez drove in two runs, Seth Lugo gave up one run in five innings, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 to extend their winning streak to nine games

AUGUST 26 • Associated Press

Idle Sunday Jensen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Jensen will receive the afternoon off while the Tigers send a left-handed primary pitcher (Andrew Sears) to the bump in the series finale. Luke Maile will handle catching duties for Kansas City on Sunday.

AUGUST 23 • ROTOWIRE

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