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| Myrtle Beach Pelicans |
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| League |
Carolina League |
| Division |
Southern Division |
| Year founded |
1993 |
| Major League affiliation |
Atlanta Braves |
| Home ballpark |
Coastal Federal Field |
| Previous home ballparks |
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| City |
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
| Current uniform colors |
Pelicans Blue, Sun Gold, Midnight Blue |
| Previous uniform colors |
aqua, black, gold |
| Logo design |
A nighttime ocean view with a gold rope outline. A pelican and the wordmark are centered over the view in blue and gold with a gold baseball bat underneath. |
| Division titles |
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| League titles |
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| Manager |
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| Owner |
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The Myrtle Beach Pelicans are a minor league baseball team in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. They are a Class A team in the Carolina League and have been a farm team of the Atlanta Braves since 1999. The Pelicans play home games at Coastal Federal Field, which opened in 1999 and seats up to 6,000 fans. They are the only Braves affiliate without the name "Braves". Former Pelicans include Rafael Furcal, Marcus Giles, Jeff Francouer, Adam LaRoche, Ryan Langerhans, Wilson Betemit and Chuck James.
Coastal Federal Field is a family friendly ballpark with a Speed Pitch, Obstacle Course, and Moon Bounce on the concourse. Also, in 2004, Baseball America rated Coastal Federal Field as the #2 Class-A level ballpark in the United States. The current manager of the Pelicans is Rocket Wheeler.
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