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What a month of September Kansas City Royals rookie catcher Carter Jensen had to cap off his rookie campaign. It was announced Tuesday that Jensen earned double honors, being named both American League Rookie of the Month and Player of the Month.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / September 29

Carter Jensen wins September American League honors

Carter Jensen capped off a terrific rookie season with his best month in September. The catcher hit .338/.407/.788 with eight home runs in 20 games, leading all of baseball in month in ten doubles, 19 extra-base hits, slugging percentage, and OPS (1.194).

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 28

Kansas City Royals Report Card: Grading Every Catcher From the 2026 Season

Welcome to the 2026 Kansas City Royals “Report Card,” where the Royals On SI beat writers grade every player on their performance at their respective positions this season.

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The 'Active 100-hit MLB seasons' quiz

How many of the active MLB players to reach 100 hits in at least eight different seasons can you name in five minutes?

The 'MLB 3,000-hit club' quiz

The '2026 HR leaders by MLB team' quiz

The 'Most MLB Playoff-RBIs' quiz

Athletics News / Royals Review / September 28

Witt, Jensen, Caglianone finalists for All-MLB Team

Major League Baseball has announced its finalists for the All-MLB Team, with Bobby Witt Jr., Jac Caglianone, and Carter Jensen among the nominees. Fans can vote on the nominees at www.mlb.com/all-mlb/ballot through October 9 with winners to be announced at the MLB Awards on November 11 on MLB Network.

Athletics News / Yardbarker

The most surprising player from every MLB team for the 2026 season

The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 26

Royals’ Carter Jensen Continues Making MLB History During Rookie Campaign

The rookie season Kansas City Royals catcher Carter Jensen is having will be one that is remembered for a long time. In their 12-9 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Friday, Jensen hit not one but two home runs.

Kansas City Royals News / Athlon Sports / September 22

Royals' Carter Jensen Sets Rookie Record

Kansas City Royals catcher Carter Jensen continued his strong rookie campaign on Saturday. Despite the Royals’ 6-5 loss against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the 23-year-old backstop clubbed his 25th home run in the top of the third inning.

Kansas City Royals News / Royals Review / September 21

Kansas City Royals news: Carter Jensen sets the Royals rookie home run record

The bullpen blew another lead as the Royals dropped the series in Pittsburgh on Sunday. “I feel bad for the guys because they really competed hard and we could have won all three games,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 20

Royals' Carter Jensen Claims Franchise Rookie Home Run Throne

What a season Kansas City Royals rookie catcher Carter Jensen is having. Entering Saturday’s 6-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Kansas City native was just one home run shy of setting the Royals’ all-time rookie home run record.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 17

Carter Jensen’s Recent Success, Noah Cameron’s Emergence: One Royal Way

The Kansas City Royals have been officially eliminated from playoff contention. While the season has not gone according to plan for Kansas City, there have been a handful of positive takeaways, especially in recent weeks as the season nears its end.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 12

Royals’ Carter Jensen on Verge of Breaking Franchise Rookie Home Run Record

Kansas City Royals rookie Carter Jensen not only has had a hot start to September, but he also has put together a solid and encouraging rookie season as a whole.

MLB News / Yardbarker

The most disappointing player from every MLB team for the 2026 season

The 2026 season hasn't gone as planned for many MLB players. These 30 players stand out as the biggest disappointments for their respective teams.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 9

Carter Jensen’s Hot September Start Earns Royals Rookie AL Player of the Week

The Kansas City Royals have seen plenty of encouraging play from their young players this season. One example is the breakout of Jac Caglianone, who leads the Royals in a handful of offensive categories.

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 8

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 or had a rough week.

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The 'Most HRs by an MLB first baseman' quiz

The 'Active 100-hit MLB seasons' quiz

The '2009 NFL Week 1 starting QBs' quiz

The 'Oldest 2-passing-TD NFL games' quiz

Kansas City Royals News / Kansas City Royals on SI / September 4

Carter Jensen, Jac Caglianone Give Royals Plenty to Look Forward to in 2027

It was made clear entering this season that the Kansas City Royals were banking heavily on the continued development of their young players, specifically Jac Caglianone and Carter Jensen.

Kansas City Royals News / Field Level Media / September 3

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

Carter Jensen hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning, had three RBIs and finished a single shy of the cycle as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Miami Marlins 7-3 on Thursday.

MLB News / Field Level Media / July 17

Carter Jensen walk-off completes Royals' 10th-inning rally past Padres

Carter Jensen's two-run, walk-off single capped a four-run 10th inning which helped the Kansas City Royals rally for a 7-6 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Friday night.

Kansas City Royals News / Just Baseball / July 15

The Torch Has Been Passed to Carter Jensen as the Royals’ Backstop

When Carter Jensen woke up the morning of November 2, 2015, he likely arose from his bed with a smile on his face. The night before, the 12-year-old Jensen watched his hometown team, the Kansas City Royals, defeat the National League’s best New York Mets 7-1 to close out their second World Series title.

Kansas City Royals News / Yardbarker / July 1

Analyzing success behind Jensen's 20-game hitting streak for Royals

Analyzing the success behind Carter Jensen's 20-game hitting streak for Royals

He currently holds the longest active hitting streak in MLB, and his hitting streak is something that no other Royals rookie has ever accomplished before.

The '2024 MLB home run leaders' quiz

MLB News / Yardbarker / June 5

Twins' Byron Buxton gets another injury scare after running into wall

When healthy, Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton can be one of the best players in baseball. The key qualifier in that statement is "when healthy."

Yankees insider shares alarming Aaron Judge update after injury diagnosis

Aaron Judge makes a notable revelation about his injury

Yankees to recall Spencer Jones after Aaron Judge injury

Aaron Judge injury might lead Yankees to big in-division trade

The 'Every MLB team's 2017 leader in WAR' quiz

MLB News / Yardbarker / May 30

Royals closer situation goes from bad to worse in walk-off loss to Rangers

Just when it looked as though the Kansas City Royals may have life, they ended up digging themselves deeper.

Royals 3B Maikel Garcia exits with hamstring injury

Royals stunned by Rangers, suffer fifth straight loss

Since moving out of the closer role, Blue Jays' Jeff Hoffman has been dialed in

The '2024 MLB home run leaders' quiz

Kansas City Royals News / Larry Brown Sports / April 19

Salvador Perez had a blunt response to Royals manager after benching

Salvador Perez made his thoughts very clear about Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro’s reasoning for giving the veteran catcher a day off on Saturday.

Kansas City Royals News / Larry Brown Sports / April 3

Royals call rookie’s parents as he catches too many Z’s

Kansas City Royals rookie catcher Carter Jensen learned a harsh lesson in punctuality on Thursday, when he was scratched from the starting lineup against the Minnesota Twins after oversleeping and arriving late to Kauffman Stadium.

Kansas City Royals News / Yardbarker / April 2

Ya snooze, ya lose: Royals catcher held out of lineup for relatable reason

Kansas City Royals catcher Carter Jensen was a late scratch from the lineup Thursday afternoon. The reason is something everyone can relate to.

Konnor Griffin megadeal would be franchise-shifting moment for Pirates

Late homers help Twins end skid vs. Royals

Paul Pierce explains why NBA personalities outshine MLB stars’ global influence

The '2024 MLB home run leaders' quiz

Kansas City Royals News / Yardbarker / March 24

Four Royals predictions for the 2026 season

The Royals offense and pitching have their core players back and have hopefully strengthened the weak points enough to challenge for a divisional title.

The 'Last 30-HR season by MLB team' quiz

Kansas City Royals News / Just Baseball / March 18

Carter Jensen Is Primed for a Major Breakout in 2026

The disparity surrounding the roller coaster that is prospect development has long been misunderstood. Baseball fans will look at prospect lists across multiple analysts and zone in on the little number next to the player and expect them to achieve those expectations in the shortest time possible.