Overview

• New York selected shortstop Core Jackson in the fifth round, signed him for $147,500, and assigned him to High-A Hudson Valley.
• Jackson admitted he drew a swastika on a Jewish student’s dorm door in 2021 at Nebraska, which fined him and required community service and sensitivity training.
• He disclosed the incident to MLB teams during the 2024 draft process and separately resolved a 2024 impaired-driving charge that was reduced from DUI.
• Scouting director Damon Oppenheimer described the background check as his most extensive in 23 years, with consultations involving Jewish members of the organization and personal approval from Hal Steinbrenner.
• Jackson completed a five-week Holocaust education course and worked with Yeshiva University coach Elliot Steinmetz, while the Yankees acknowledge reputational risk in New York’s large Jewish community.