Cam Balego
Cameron Balego
Born: June 12, 1995
Pittsburgh, PA US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, C, LF, OF, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 30 (2017 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Mercyhurst (PA)
Career: 2017-2023
Cam Balego compiled a career batting average of .253 with 20 home runs and 111 RBI in his 254-game career with the Cubs, Eugene Emeralds, South Bend Cubs, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Tennessee Smokies, Washington Wild Things and Milwaukee Milkmen. He began playing during the 2017 season and last took the field during the 2023 campaign.
 Cubs |
 South Bend Cubs |
 Eugene Emeralds |
 Myrtle Beach Pelicans |
 Tennessee Smokies |
 Washington Wild Things |
 Milwaukee Milkmen |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | A | MIDW | South Bend Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 36 | 118 | 98 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 21 | .286 | .385 | .449 | .834 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | A | MIDW | South Bend Cubs | 38 | 143 | 129 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 25 | .233 | .296 | .287 | .583 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 5 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .267 | .389 | .400 | .789 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 113 | 468 | 389 | 53 | 96 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 87 | .247 | .368 | .386 | .753 | 150 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | R | AZCL | Cubs | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .615 | .643 | 1.154 | 1.797 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AA | AASO | Tennessee Smokies | 15 | 60 | 50 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | .220 | .350 | .420 | .770 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HACE | South Bend Cubs | 5 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .188 | .364 | .188 | .551 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Ind | FRON | Washington Wild Things | 22 | 89 | 79 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 | .304 | .382 | .544 | .926 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 16 | 64 | 50 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | .160 | .317 | .240 | .557 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Ind | AA | Milwaukee Milkmen | 92 | 417 | 355 | 68 | 107 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 63 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 58 | .301 | .393 | .499 | .892 | 177 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Totals | 254 | 996 | 839 | 120 | 212 | 53 | 3 | 20 | 111 | 5 | 11 | 118 | 182 | .253 | .361 | .395 | .755 | 331 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 2B | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 2.857 | ||||
| 2017 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | SS | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 2.667 | ||||
| 2017 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 3B | 24 | 18 | 30 | 6 | 3 | .889 | 2.000 | ||||
| 2017 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 2018 | A | MIDW | South Bend Cubs | 3B | 9 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 2.333 | ||||
| 2018 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 1B | 4 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.750 | ||||
| 2018 | A | MIDW | South Bend Cubs | 2B | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.333 | ||||
| 2018 | A | MIDW | South Bend Cubs | 1B | 16 | 111 | 16 | 1 | 10 | .992 | 7.938 | ||||
| 2018 | A | MIDW | South Bend Cubs | C | 12 | 72 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .964 | 6.667 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 9.7 |
| 2018 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .600 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2018 | A | MIDW | South Bend Cubs | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2019 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 3B | 69 | 48 | 123 | 9 | 11 | .950 | 2.478 | ||||
| 2019 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | C | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.200 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 1B | 25 | 181 | 17 | 3 | 28 | .985 | 7.920 | ||||
| 2019 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 2B | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .875 | 7.000 | ||||
| 2019 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2019 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2021 | AA | AASO | Tennessee Smokies | 1B | 7 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 7.286 | ||||
| 2021 | Advanced A | HACE | South Bend Cubs | C | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.333 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | AA | AASO | Tennessee Smokies | C | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HACE | South Bend Cubs | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | ||||
| 2022 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | C | 15 | 121 | 11 | 5 | 2 | .964 | 8.800 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 19.4 |
| 2022 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 1B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2023 | Ind | AA | Milwaukee Milkmen | C | 52 | 389 | 28 | 8 | 0 | .981 | 8.019 | 8 | 58 | 12 | 17.1 |
| 2023 | Ind | AA | Milwaukee Milkmen | SS | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.250 | ||||
| 2023 | Ind | AA | Milwaukee Milkmen | 2B | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.667 | ||||
| 2023 | Ind | AA | Milwaukee Milkmen | 3B | 20 | 16 | 34 | 3 | 4 | .943 | 2.500 | ||||
| 2023 | Ind | AA | Milwaukee Milkmen | 1B | 12 | 84 | 7 | 1 | 16 | .989 | 7.583 | ||||
| Totals | 198 | 615 | 252 | 28 | 71 | .969 | 4.379 | 7 | 39 | 5 | 11.4 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | R | Arizona League | Cubs | CHN | June 28, 2017 | August 31, 2017 |
| 2018 | A | Midwest League | South Bend Cubs | CHN | April 21, 2018 | September 3, 2018 |
| 2018 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | CHN | June 15, 2018 | June 20, 2018 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | CHN | April 16, 2019 | August 31, 2019 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | High-A Central | South Bend Cubs | CHN | May 4, 2021 | May 8, 2021 |
| 2021 | R | Arizona Complex | Cubs | CHN | July 6, 2021 | July 12, 2021 |
| 2021 | AA | AA South | Tennessee Smokies | CHN | July 15, 2021 | August 22, 2021 |
| 2022 | Ind | Frontier League | Washington Wild Things | |||
| 2022 | AA | Southern League | Tennessee Smokies | CHN | May 7, 2022 | July 17, 2022 |
| 2023 | Ind | American Association | Milwaukee Milkmen | May 13, 2023 | September 4, 2023 |
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