Navarro College

Longview native Chris Davis left Navarro baseball as its career leader in home runs (31) and RBI (125) and signed as a fifth-round draft choice of the Texas Rangers in 2006. Davis, nicknamed 'Crush,' led MLB in home runs (53) and RBI (138) in 2013, when he was named to the AL All-Star Team, won a Silver Slugger, and finished third in the MVP Voting. He also led the majors in home runs (47) in 2015, when he finished No. 14 in the AL MVP Voting. Davis is a three-time nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award (2017, 2018, 2019).