Larry Ryan Jensen (born September 17, 1975) is an American former

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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. He won 13 games in 2002 for the Giants.

Career

Jensen was born in

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. He attended

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and then signed his first professional baseball contract with the Giants in June 1996. Jensen pitched for various minor league teams over the next five years, including the

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from 1998–2001. In 2001, he went 11–2 with a 3.48

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."Ryan Jensen Minor League Statistics & History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-06. Jensen made the San Francisco starting rotation in 2002 and went 13–8 in 171.2 innings. It was his only full major league season. In 2003, Jensen started off slow and was sent back down to Fresno, where he went 1-10. In November 2004, he signed with the

. He made 18 starts for the

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in 2005; he went 2–11 with a 7.20 ERA before being released. Jensen also signed with the

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and Texas Rangers. His baseball career ended in 2006.

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