Most Valuable Player

Many Wacoans know the story of when Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig visited Waco and crossed bats with the Waco Cubs, but they might not know that another famous athlete once played ball at Katy Park. In 1916, multi-sport athlete and Olympic legend Jim Thorpe played left field for the New York Giants’ second team in an exhibition game against the Navigators. The Navigators beat the Giants 7-3.