Corey eckstein
PRESIDENT
hometown: abbotsford, British Columbia
VErnon college ('04)
Corey Eckstein joined the Ontario Blue Jays in the Summer of 2020 making the move from Abbotsford, BC to the Greater Toronto Area.
Prior to joining OBJ, Corey helped build the Abbotsford Cardinals Baseball Program of the BC Premier Baseball league but also at the grassroots level with his Sandlot Baseball Program, training players of all ages and growing the game of baseball in his province. Over the course of his 19-year tenure, he grew the Yale Secondary Sport Baseball Academy from conception to completion while also helping grow a local collegiate team at the University of the Fraser Valley. During his time with the Cardinals, they took home the League Championship in 2008, 2009, 2016 and the Provincial Championship in 2016 and 2018. In his first year with the University Program, they also took home the CCBC Championship Trophy. In his first year managing at OBJ, his 17U team took home the CPBL Championship in 2023 and lost in the semi-finals in 2024. Corey's coaching record to date in both BCPBL and CPBL league play is 368 W's and 274 L's, which doesn't include tournament play.
His dedication to coaching and professionalism has taken him all over the world including spending 4.5 years with the Canadian Junior National Team which included being apart of two Silver Medal wins at the World Qualifier in Cartagena, Columbia (2011) and Seoul, South Korea (2012). They did not finish at the podium in Taiwan (2013). In addition, Corey has served as an Assistant Coach at numerous showcase events across Canada and the United States, representing his provinces at national events numerous times. Eckstein is one of a select few that has attended every Canada Futures (T12) Tournament since it started 10 years ago. He was the 3B coach and Bench Coach for two years at the New Balance International Series which was held in Houston and Boston, and has been an assistant coach for the Canadian Premier Prospect team that attends Jupiter each year. In his first two years of scouting with the Kansas City Royals, he was fortunate enough to receive both an American League Championship & World Series Ring for his part-time efforts with the club. Corey has been named to the Top 100 Most Influential Canadians in Baseball List in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Corey and his wife Kourtni have 3 kids, Kohen (11) Hudson (9) Parker (7) and currently reside in Ancaster, Ontario.
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