Marcus Jensen

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Marcus Jensen

| image = Marcus Jensen edited-1.jpg

| image_size = 250

| caption = Jensen with the Oakland Athletics in 2015

| team = Athletics

| number = 59

| position = Catcher / Coach

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|12|14}}

| birth_place = Oakland, California, U.S.

| bats = Switch

| throws = Right

| debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = April 14

| debutyear = 1996

| debutteam = San Francisco Giants

| finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = June 23

| finalyear = 2002

| finalteam = Milwaukee Brewers

| statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .184

| stat2label = Home runs

| stat2value = 6

| stat3label = Runs batted in

| stat3value = 29

| teams =

As player

San Francisco Giants ({{mlby|1996}}–{{mlby|1997}})
Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|1997}})
Milwaukee Brewers ({{mlby|1998}})
St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|1999}})
Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|2000}})
Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|2001}})
Texas Rangers ({{mlby|2001}})
Milwaukee Brewers ({{mlby|2002}})

As coach

Oakland Athletics / Athletics ({{mlby|2015}}–present)

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Marcus Christian Jensen (born December 14, 1972) is an American professional baseball coach and former player. He played as a catcher for the San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1996 through 2002. After retiring as a player, Jensen coached and managed in the minor leagues. Since 2015, he has served as a coach for the Athletics of MLB.

Playing career

Jensen attended Skyline High School in Oakland, California.{{cite web |url=http://blog.sfgate.com/athletics/2013/11/12/minor-league-coaching-news-santa-rosas-everidge-hired/ |title=Minor-league coaching news, Santa Rosa's Everidge hired |work=Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat |access-date=October 31, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Jensen-to-catch-some-experience-3154895.php |title=Jensen to catch some experience |work=SFGate |date=25 April 1996 |access-date=October 31, 2014}} The San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB) selected Jensen in the first round, with the 33rd overall selection, of the 1990 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut in 1996.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Giants-are-catching-a-glimpse-of-future-3155104.php|title = Giants are catching a glimpse of future|date = 15 April 1996}} Though he was labeled the Giants' "catcher of the future", he struggled, and was traded to the Detroit Tigers in July 1997 in exchange for Brian Johnson.{{cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Giants-deal-reaches-for-Skyline-3108096.php |title=Giants deal reaches for Skyline |work=SFGate |date=17 July 1997 |access-date=October 31, 2014}} He played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1998, the St. Louis Cardinals in 1999, the Minnesota Twins in 2000, the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers in 2001, and the Brewers in 2002.

Jensen played for the United States national baseball team in the 1999 Pan American Games,{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1914&dat=19990729&id=VskgAAAAIBAJ&pg=1506,5066391 |title=Sun Journal – Google News Archive Search |access-date=October 31, 2014}} and the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Jensen also spent time in the New York Yankees organization in 2003, the independent Golden Baseball League from 2005 to 2006.

Coaching career

In January 2007, Jensen retired as an active player to become a hitting coach in the Oakland Athletics organization.{{cite web |url=http://www.canadiansbaseball.com/contentclient.php?intIdContent=491 |title=The Official Site of The Vancouver Canadians – canadiansbaseball.com Homepage |work=Vancouver Canadians |access-date=October 31, 2014}} From 2009 through 2013, he was the manager of the Arizona Athletics of the Rookie-level Arizona League.

Jensen succeeded Todd Steverson as the Athletics' the minor league roving hitting instructor for Athletics after the 2013 season. After the 2014 season, he was named the assistant hitting coach on the Athletics' Major League roster.{{cite web |url=http://m.athletics.mlb.com/news/article/100120662/as-name-darren-bush-hitting-coach |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102055007/http://m.athletics.mlb.com/news/article/100120662/as-name-darren-bush-hitting-coach |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 2, 2014 |title=A's Name Darren Bush Hitting Coach |work=Oakland Athletics |access-date=October 31, 2014}} On November 28, 2022, Jensen was named Oakland's quality control coach for the 2023 season.{{Cite web|title=A's announce Major League coaching staff; add two athletic trainers|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-a-s-announce-major-league-coaching-staff-add-two-athletic-trainers|access-date=July 31, 2023|website=mlb.com|language=en}}

Personal life

Jensen's son, Marcus Proctor, was chosen by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2009 MLB Draft.{{cite web |url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/5253422/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102141659/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/5253422/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 2, 2014 |title=Rays nab high-risk, high-reward catcher |work=Major League Baseball |access-date=October 31, 2014}}