Former Pelican Cody Ege called up to Big Leagues
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (April 24, 2016) - Former Myrtle Beach Pelicans reliever Cody Ege was called up to the Major Leagues and made his debut for the Miami Marlins Saturday in San Francisco. Ege becomes the 139th Pelican to play in the Major Leagues, and the first to make his debut in 2016.
Ege worked one inning of relief for the Marlins in the team's 7-2 loss to the Giants.
The lefty was a 15th round pick out of Louisville in 2013 by Texas. The Iowa native pitched in the Rangers' farm system before being traded with Tomas Telis for Sam Dyson during last year's trade deadline.
Ege was originally assigned to the Pelicans on August 31, 2013. He pitched in three games at the end of the season, including an outing in the postseason.
He returned to the Grand Strand in 2014, striking out 76 batters in 62.2 innings while recording a 3.88 ERA.
The 2016 season is the 18th season for the Pelicans franchise and second as the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. For information on tickets to see the Pelicans in 2016, 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 five seasons. The same publication also placed the Pelicans in the Top 100 Stadium Experiences in all of sports in each of the last five years and the best in the Carolina League for five 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 defending Mills Cup Champions, winning the title in 2015 as well as 2000 and co-Mills Cup championship honors in the inaugural 1999 season. The Pelicans have made nine postseason appearances behind 11 half-season Southern Division championships, including the first half of the 2015 season, as well as five Southern Division titles, most recently in 2015. For more information on the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, please contact the Pelicans at (843) 918-6000 or emailing [email protected]