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Former Pelican Zagunis Makes The Show

Mark Zagunis made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night. (Larry Kave/Myrtle Beach Pelicans)
By Joey Liberatore
June 23, 2017

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (June 23, 2017) - Former Myrtle Beach Pelicans outfielder Mark Zagunis made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday at Marlins Park in Miami. Zagunis is the 161st former Pelican to reach The Show, and the sixth to make his debut in 2017.Rated by

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (June 23, 2017) - Former Myrtle Beach Pelicans outfielder Mark Zagunis made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday at Marlins Park in Miami. Zagunis is the 161st former Pelican to reach The Show, and the sixth to make his debut in 2017.
Rated by MLB.com as the No. 6 prospect in Chicago's organization. Zagunis went 0-for-5 with an RBI and stolen base against the Marlins, helping the Cubs to a 11-1 win. 

The right-handed batting outfielder played in 115 games with the Pelicans in 2015, hitting .271/.406/.412 with 24 doubles, five triples, eight home runs and 54 RBIs.
The 24-year-old was called up from Triple-A on Monday after hitting .249/.399/.474 with 13 doubles, one triple, 11 home runs and 35 RBIs in 65 games with the Iowa Cubs.
Cubs-A-Palooza begins with the World Series Trophy visiting TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark for Friday's 7:05 p.m. contest against Down East. Gates open at 6 p.m., and tickets are still available on www.MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Tickets
The 2017 season is the 19th season for the Pelicans franchise and third as the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. For information on tickets to see the Pelicans in 2017, please call (843) 918-6000, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.MyrtleBeachPelicans.com
ABOUT THE PELICANS: The Myrtle Beach Pelicans are the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and play their home games at TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The park has ranked in the top eight in all of Minor League Baseball by Stadium Journey in each of the last six seasons. The same publication also placed the Pelicans in the Top 100 Stadium Experiences in all of sports in each of the last six years and the best in the Carolina League for six straight seasons as well. In May 2015, TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark won the 2015 TripAdvisor.com Certificate of Excellence award. The Pelicans are the two-time defending Mills Cup Champions, winning the title in 2015 and 2016 as well as 2000 and co-Mills Cup championship honors in the inaugural 1999 season. The Pelicans have made ten postseason appearances behind 12 half-season Southern Division championships, including the first half of the 2015 season and second half of 2016. For more information on the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, please contact the Pelicans at (843) 918-6000 or emailing [email protected]

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