Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Minor League Baseball team in South Carolina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Myrtle Beach Pelicans are a Minor League Baseball team in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and the Single-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.[2] The Pelicans compete in the Carolina League. Home games are played at Pelicans Ballpark, which opened in 1999 and seats up to 6,599 people.[3]
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Class | Single-A (2022–present) | ||||
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League | Carolina League (2022–present) | ||||
Division | South Division | ||||
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Team | Chicago Cubs (2015–present) | ||||
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League titles (4) |
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Division titles (9) |
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First-half titles (2) |
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Name | Myrtle Beach Pelicans (1999–present) | ||||
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Colors | Pelicans Blue, Pelicans Gold, Pelicans Navy, White | ||||
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Ballpark | Pelicans Ballpark (1999–present) | ||||
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Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Myrtle Beach Pelicans LP | ||||
President | Ryan Moore | ||||
General manager | Kristin Call[1] | ||||
Manager | Buddy Bailey | ||||
Media | TuneIn Radio |
The Pelicans have been members of the Carolina League since 1999 and most recently won the league's championship in 2016.[4] On February 12, 2020, Major League Baseball announced that the Pelicans had accepted a Professional Development League license to continue as the Cubs' Low-A affiliate in the Low-A East.[5] This league was renamed the Carolina League and reclassified as Single-A in 2022.
From their inaugural season through 2010, they were affiliated with the Atlanta Braves, before spending four seasons as a Texas Rangers affiliate from 2011 to 2014. The team's current affiliation with the Chicago Cubs began in 2015.[6]