Tony Balsamo, an American baseball player who played for the Chicago Cubs, died on March 16, 2026.
Balsamo, whose full name was Anthony Alred Balsamo, was 89. He attended Fordham University, where he pitched on the baseball team.
In 1959, the Chicago Cubs signed him as a free agent, and he was called up by the club on April 14, 1962. He appeared in one major league season, pitching 29 1/3 innings and finishing with a 0-1 record and a 6.44 earned run average. He died in Holbrook, New York, on March 12, 2026.
Anthony Alred Balsamo (July 21, 1936 – March 12, 2026) was an American Major League Baseball player. He went to Fordham University, where he pitched on the baseball team.