Joseph Edward Presko (October 7, 1928 – February 5, 2019) was an American professional baseball player. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a right-handed pitcher, he was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1948 as an amateur free agent. He made his Major League Baseball debut on May 3, 1951. He later played for the Detroit Tigers from 1957 to 1958.