Playing for your hometown, or home area, professional team is truly something special for any athlete. Achieving both individual and team success makes it even better. Here's our rankings of 25 notable stars to succeed with their hometown teams.
25. Aidan Hutchinson Hutchinson has not needed to leave the state of Michigan to enjoy a stellar football career. Hailing from suburban Detroit, Hutchinson starred at Divine Child High School in Dearborn, Mich.
, before going on to play for the Wolverines in Ann Arbor. Hutchinson then made the local folks proud by being selected No. 2 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft by the hometown Lions.
In two seasons with Detroit, Hutchinson has been key to the franchise's recent resurgence, totaling 21 sacks, 23 tackles for loss and recording four interceptions while being named to the Pro Bowl in 2023. 24. Joe Musgrove The All-Star pitcher was born and raised less than 20 miles from downtown San Diego in El Cajon, Calif.
And after playing his first five major-league seasons with Houston, where he was part of the 2017 World Series championship team, and Pittsburgh, the right-hander was dealt to his hometown Padres before the 2021 campaign. In his second start with San Diego, Musgrove tossed a no-hitter. In addition, Musgrove won at least 10 games in each of his first three seasons with the Padres and was named to his first All-Star team in 2022.
23. Kawhi Leonard Born in Los Angeles, Leonard attended high school in the Riverside area, where he was a .
