Jensen resides in Kansas City, Mo...Nicknamed “El Gato” shortly after signing with the Royals in 2021...according to a story from MLB.com, while doing an infield/outfield drill, someone hit a ball right at Jensen’s head, and he was able to duck out of the way before it hit him...a Spanish-speaking teammate yelled that he had “cat-like reflexes,” and the nickname stuck...Graduated from Park Hill High School (Mo.) in 2021, where he was named a Perfect Game Preseason All-American as a senior...He had been committed to play baseball at Louisiana State University before signing with the Royals.
2025
Had his contract selected on Sept. 1, 2025 and appeared in 20 of the Royals' final 25 games, including making his debut on Sept. 2 vs. the Angels...Hit safely in 11 of his final 14 games with the Royals, slashing .333/.393/.608 (17-for-51) with eight extra-base hits and 11 RBI...Drove in 13 runs over his 20 big league games, which tied for the sixth-most RBI by a Royal through their first 20 career games...Recorded an RBI double in the fourth inning off Minnesota’s Thomas Hatch on Sept. 6, marking his first career hit and RBI...Put Kansas City on the board with an opposite-field solo HR off Logan Gilbert in the fourth inning on Sept. 16 vs. Seattle to mark his first career home run…he also hit a two-run HR off Carlos Vargas in the sixth, becoming the sixth player in Royals history to record his first two career home runs in the same game, following John Rave on July 18, 2025, Jac Caglianone on June 19, 2025, Mark Quinn on Sept. 14, 1999, U.L. Washington on Sept. 21, 1979 and Jim Rooker on July 7, 1969...In his first career game batting leadoff on Sept. 19, he doubled to begin the game and hit a two-out double later in the inning, becoming the fourth Royal (fifth instance) to hit two extra-base hits in the same inning of a game and the second in 2025, following Salvador Perez on Aug. 27 at the White Sox (HR, double)...Among all Royals farm-hands at the time of his promotion to the Majors, he ranked first in RBI (76), SLG (.501), OPS (.878) and home runs (tied, 20), and second in hits (124) and batting average (.290)...Was a 2025 Futures Game selection and represented the American League in July at Truist Park...he entered the game in the bottom of the fourth inning and struck out in his only plate appearance.
2024
Earned his first invitation to Major League Spring Training before splitting his season between High-A Quad Cities (84 games) and Double-A Northwest Arkansas (41), driving in 67 runs, the third-most among Royals farmhands...Began the year with High-A Quad Cities and batted .338 (26-for-77) with 12 RBI and more walks (22) than strikeouts (19) in April...Was promoted to Double-A Northwest Arkansas on July 15 after posting a .295 batting average (13-for-44) and three home runs in the first half of July with Quad Cities...Struggled to a .188 average (16-for-85) in August but finished the season strong with a .326 clip (15-for-46, 1.069 OPS) and four homers over 12 September games...He batted .425 (17-for-40) with a 1.382 OPS in 12 games for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League...Participated in the AFL Home Run Derby, where he competed against fellow Royals farmhand, Jac Caglianone, as well as Moises Ballesteros (CHC), Josue Briceño (DET), Garrett Martin (NYY), Kala’i Rosario (MIN), Brock Wilken (MIL) and Peyton Williams (TOR).
2023
In 2023, Jensen spent the season with High-A Quad Cities, playing in a career high 116 games and slashing .211/.356/.363 (84-for-399) with 20 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs, 45 RBI and 92 walks, tied for the second-most in High-A behind Seattle’s Harry Ford (103)...Had a strong July, slashing .267/.389/.453 (20-for75, .842 OPS) with 14 runs scored, six doubles, one triple, two home runs, nine RBI, one stolen base and 14 walks...Notched eight extra-base hits in 21 August games, driving in 10 runs with a .766 OPS.
2022
He earned Low-A Carolina League All-Star and Columbia Player of the Year honors in his second professional season in 2022, slashing .226/.363/.382 (89-for-393) while recording 66 runs scored, 24 doubles, 11 home runs, 50 RBI, 83 walks (ranked third in the Carolina League) and eight stolen bases...Per FanGraphs, he became the first 18-year-old in the minors since 2006 (since data is available) to record at least 10 home runs and at least 80 walks in a single season.
