Fayetteville Highlanders
The Fayetteville Highlanders baseball club was an American minor league baseball franchise representing Fayetteville, North Carolina. The highlanders were the primary moniker of Fayetteville and played in the Carolina League (1953–1956), Eastern Carolina League (1909, 1911, 1928–1929) and Eastern Carolina Association (1910).

The Highlanders were affiliates of the Philadelphia Athletics (1953), Baltimore Orioles (1955) and Cleveland Indians (1956).

Jim Thorpe, Olympic Champion and Pro Football Hall of Fame member played for the 1910 Fayetteville Highlanders.

The Highlanders set the foundation for today's Fayetteville Woodpeckers, who began play in the Carolina League in 2019.
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