Jackson, 21, was drafted by the Yankees in the fifth round of the 2025 MLB Draft. He was picked 164th overall and is the 79th all-time draft selection in Utah’s history and the third by the Yankees …
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — After two stellar seasons with the University of Utah, Core Jackson is now a New York Yankee.
Jackson, 21, was drafted by the Yankees in the fifth round of the 2025 MLB Draft. He was picked 164th overall and is the 79th all-time draft selection in Utah’s history and the third by the Yankees after Oliver Dunn in 2019 and Steve Rudanovich in 1965.
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The Wyoming, Ontario, native heads to the big leagues after successfully helping Utah transition from the Pac-12 to the Big 12. He was voted to the first-team all-conference in both conferences in 2024 and 2025, respectively, and started in all 100 games he played in.
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He was named a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award in 2025, a college baseball accolade awarded to the nation’s top shortstop. He led the league defensively in assists at 163 and had a hand in 38 double plays, the fifth most in the Pac-12. On the offense, Jackson led Utah in nearly every statistic, including all three “slash categories” of batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage with .364 / .445 / .641.
He scored 61 runs, breaking into the top 10 for a season in Utah history, and stole 20 bases, the ninth-most by a Utah player. He hit .363 in his time with the Utes, tallying 34 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs, 85 RBIs and 122 runs scored.
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Jackson heads to the Yankees, having entered the Utes’ leaderboards for batting average (9th at .363), on-base percentage (10th at .455), and stolen bases (10th at 37).
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