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The Kansas City Royals season came to close on Sunday, as while they did manage to eke out a winning record for the year, it wasn’t enough to earn them their second consecutive postseason berth.<\/p>\n
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Before the curtains closed though, their high-flying rookie sensation<\/a>, Carter Jensen, made sure to get one final word in during what’s been a stellar opening month to his big league career.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After Mike Yastrzemski got the seventh inning started with a solo homer, Jensen would step up to the plate immediately afterwards and promptly launch a solo homer of his own in other-worldly fashion.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Carter Jensen hit this baseball 482 feet \ud83d\ude33 pic.twitter.com\/CE151rFkIk<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MLB (@MLB) September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jensen’s 3-0 blast off Michael Kelly can only be described as moonshot, carrying a projected distance of 482 feet<\/a> with a 27 degree launch angle and leaving the yard at a 112.7 mph.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That marked the rookie’s third round-tripper of the year, which for just 69 plate appearances is certainly nothing to shake a stick at.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That’ll play. pic.twitter.com\/jiy0Bd1xVM<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kansas City Royals (@Royals) September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n <\/p>\n Jensen already enter the fold in Kansas City on the back of an incredible minor league season<\/a>. In 68 games to start the year in Double-A, he slashed .292\/.360\/.420 with six homers, 37 RBI and a 118 wRC+. Then, after moving to Triple-A, he really came into his own, slugging 14 homers, driving in 39 runs and slashing .288\/.404\/.647 in 43 games.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What’s even more impressive is how strong a hitter he continued to look after getting his call to The Show, as nothing would indicate that the big league spotlight was too bright for him.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In those aforementioned 69 plate appearances across 20 games since his arrival at the start of September, Jensen slashed .300\/.391\/.550 with a three homers, 13 RBI and a 159 wRC+. He struck out just 17.4% of the time, walked 13.0% of the time and hit the ball hard at a 58.3% clip<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While other prosects have struggled in their first taste of major league baseball, Jensen has done the complete opposite. His future looks as bright as ever and he has built a firm foundation during his 2025 cameo to leap off of come 2026.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
Carter Jensen leaves 2025 season with Royals on highest possible note<\/h2>\n
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