Kansas City native Carter Jensen is expected to make his big league debut this week for his hometown team after the Royals called him up on Monday once rosters expanded for September. Jensen, 22, ranks as MLB’s No. 88 prospect and was in the midst of an impressive stretch with Triple-A Omaha, where he hit .288/.404/.647 with 14 home runs in 43 games. Now, the powerful backstop has a chance to impact the Royals’ playoff pursuit. Kansas City entered Tuesday 2.5 games back of the final wild card spot in the American League. As the Baseball America Prospect Report pointed out on Friday, both Jensen and newly-returned slugger Jac Caglianone have the power to reshape the final month of the season for the Royals. Jensen’s raw power that he flashed at the Futures Game has started to shine through more consistently in both July and August.
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