Core Jackson #16

Selected in the 5th round of the 2025 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees out of Utah... received a $147,500 signing bonus as the No. 164 pick... was a Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist as a senior at Utah... graduated with his Bachelor’s degree in sociology... before Utah, played at Nebraska (2022) and South Mountain Community College (2023)... before college, he attended Lambton Central Collegiate & Vocational Institute in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada where he played baseball, basketball, volleyball and badminton... son of Steve and Jacqueline Jackson; he has two siblings, Jalyn and Madeline... enjoys golfing and fishing... at Nebraska, he hit .210 with 21 RBIs... at South Mountain, he hit .321 with 33 RBIs in 53 games... was a Pac-12 All Conference selection in 2024 after transferring to Utah... he was ranked by D1Baseball.com as the preseason No. 31 prospect in the Pac-12 for the 2024 MLB Draft... D1Baseball.com’s Preseason Top Big 12 Prospects, 2025 MLB Draft (No. 18)... enjoyed a big season at Utah as a senior in 2025, when he slashed .364 / .445 / .641, led the team in nearly every statistic including all three slash categories, was atop the team in runs scored (61), hits (75), RBIs (44), doubles (19), home runs (12), total bases (132) and stolen bases (20) and had the most runs scored in a season by a Utah player during the Power Conference era; his 21 walks were second in the team... ranked sixth in the Big 12 (regular season) in batting average, T-3rd in runs scored, T-4th in doubles, T-5th fifth in hits and sixth in steals.