Jack Larsen

Jack Harter Larsen (born January 13, 1995) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played college baseball for the UC San Diego Tritons. The Seattle Mariners signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2017, and he played one game in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the team.

Early life Larsen was born in Newport Beach, California. He attended Capistrano Valley High School ('13) in Mission Viejo, California. As a freshman in 2014, he batted to a .269/.382/.321 slash line in 156 at bats with 26 walks (sixth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association), starting in center field. He made his professional debut that summer with the Arizona League Mariners, batting .312/.472 (leading the Arizona League of all batters with 100 or more at bats)/.541 in 109 at bats with 6 triples (fifth in the league) and 33 walks (fifth) against 33 strikeouts, playing primarily center field.

In 2018, Larsen split the season between the Single-A Clinton LumberKings and the High-A Modesto Nuts. He spent the 2019 season in Modesto, playing in 118 games and hitting .237/.335/.402 with 25 doubles (9th in the league), 6 triples (8th), 12 home runs, 63 RBIs, 65 walks (5th), and 157 strikeouts (3rd) in 443 at bats, playing primarily left field.

In 2021, Larsen split the season between the High-A Everett AquaSox and the Double-A Arkansas Travelers, slashing a combined .295/.405/.524 in 410 a bats with career-highs in home runs (19), RBIs (84), and stolen bases (13), playing primarily center field. With Everett, he batted .308(eighth in the league)/.425(second nd)/.532(ninth) in 237 at bats with 25 doubles (fourth) and 45 walks (seventh).

On July 31, 2022, Larsen was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He and Jared Kelenic were called up to replace the injured Julio Rodríguez and Dylan Moore. Larsen had one plate appearance in his only major league game, striking out against Jake Odorizzi of the Houston Astros. He was designated for assignment on August 2, replaced by Travis Jankowski. Larsen cleared waivers and was sent outright to Double-A Arkansas, where he spent the remainder of the season. With Arkansas in 2022, he batted .269/.371/.407 in 450 at bats with 88 runs (2nd), 4 triples (5th), and 72 walks (5th), playing primarily the corner outfield positions. In 2023 with Triple-A Tacoma, he batted .313/.466/.338 in 80 at-bats while playing primarily left field. In 7 games for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, he went 2-for-20 (.100) with no home runs or RBI. On September 19, Larsen was released by the Giants organization.