The Myrtle Beach Pelicans is a professional baseball team based out of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina that is a Class-A Advanced team in the Carolina League. Founded in 1980, the team won its first league and division titles in 1999, helping build its reputation as one of the more talented teams in the league. Having acted as a farm team for the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and the Atlanta Braves, the franchise has a solid track record of producing adept MLB players.