Fayetteville Generals
January 8, 2014
The Fayetteville Generals were a Class A farm club of the Detroit Tigers in the South Atlantic League from 1987 through 1996. When the club formed it marked the return of pro baseball to the North Carolina city after a 31-year absence. Notable future Major Leaguers from the Generals era included Milt Cuyler, Travis Fryman and Jose Lima. Change was afoot in 1997, when the Montreal Expos replaced the Detroit Tigers as Fayetteville’s parent club and the franchise changed its name to the Cape Fear Crocs.
