INF Core Jackson, 5th round (164th) – New York Yankees – Signed $147,500
Name: Core Jackson
Hometown: Wyoming, Ont.
Height/Weight: 6’ 2” 190 lbs.
Bats/Throws: L-R
Slot Value: $411,100.
Scout: Steve Nagy.
School: Utah University.
Coaches: Gary Henderson.
Previous Teams: South Mountain Community College, Great Lake Canadians, Sarnia Brigade.
Previous Coaches: Todd Eastin, Adam Stern, Jamie Romak, Chris Robinson, James Grant.
Good genes: Played basketball, volleyball and badminton in high school ... Son of Steve and Jacqueline Jackson ... Has two siblings, Jalyn and Madeline.
2025 season with Utah _ Hit .364 with 19 doubles, 12 home runs, 44 RBIs. Had a 1.086 OPS and stole 20 bases in 48 games … Led team in hits (75), runs (61), home runs, doubles, RBIs, stolen bases, batting average, OBP (.445), slugging percentage (.641) and total bases (132) … His 61 runs scored were the most by a Utes player in the Power Conference era … Had 25 multi-hit performances and 10 games with multiple RBIs … Scored five times in game at Arizona (May 10), including a straight steal of home. In that contest, he went 2-for-2 that with a pair of home runs, four RBIs, four walks and a steal … His four walks and five runs in that Arizona game were the most for any Big 12 player in a league game in 2025 … Went 4-for-5 with five RBIs in the Baylor opener … Smacked three doubles at California Baptist as part of a 4-for-5 night with five RBIs and two runs.
Rankings: 164th on MLB Pipeline’s final top 250 … Baseball America’s pre-season top college player in the state.
2024 season with Utah _ Hit .363 with 15 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 41 RBIs. Had a .979 OPS starting 52 games, stealing 17 bases, trailing only Kai Roberts (32) for the team and Pac-12 lead ... Ranked among the Pac-12 regular season leaders in batting average (fifth), hits (fourth; 75) and triples (tied for eighth) ... His 26 multi-hit games are the second-most by a Ute in the Pac-12 era ... Defensively, led the league in assists (157) and had a hand in 36 double plays, the fourth-most in the Pac-12 ... Hit .398 in league play, behind only Arizona State’s Kien Vu for top spot ... Went 3-for-5, all with doubles, driving in three runs and scoring once against Washington ... Season-best four hits came against both Stanford and Utah Valley when he was a triple short of the cycle and scored four runs.
2023 spring at South Mountain Community College _ Hit .321 with 16 doubles, three triples, four homers and 33 RBIs in 53 games.
2022 summer with Battle Creek Bombers in Northwoods League _ Hit .250 with a double and two RBIs ... Had a .783 OPS in six games.
2022 spring at Nebraska _ Batted .210 with six doubles, two triples, a home run and 21 RBIs in the Big Ten at Nebraska playing in 44 games (36 starts).
Honours
2025 season with Utah _ Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist … All-Big 12 First Team … Brooks Wallace Player of the Week …Baseball America’s pick as best college player in the state …. 2025 season with Sarnia Bridage _ MVP of Gold Bat tournament … 2024 season with Utah _ Pac-12 All-Conference Team ... 2021 season with Great Lake Canadians _ Named to Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason All-American and All-Region First Team for Canada Puerto Rico region.