[2] He was originally selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 19th round of the 1989 June draft,[3] before being acquired by Pittsburgh in a deal for infielder Tommy Shields in September 1991.

[7] He was named Low Class-A Manager of-the-Year by Baseball America in consecutive seasons with the Hickory Crawdads in 2002-03 and to the South Atlantic League's mid-season All-Star squad in 2003.

Beasley spent five seasons as a manager in the Pirates' farm system, guiding his club to the post-season in all five years and a combined record of 372-258 (.590 winning pct.)

He was tabbed by Baseball America as the Double-A Manager-of-the-Year in 2004 after guiding Altoona to the Eastern League championship series (his team lost to New Hampshire).

In 2011, Beasley returned to the Nationals as manager of the Double-A Harrisburg Senators; then, in 2012–2013, he skippered Washington's top affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs of the Triple-A International League.

[12] On Wednesday, July 30, 2008 before the game against the Colorado Rockies, Tony Beasley performed the national anthem at the Pirates' home stadium, PNC Park.