Frank Ortenzio

Frank Ortenzio
First baseman
Born: (1951-02-24) February 24, 1951
Fresno, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 1973, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1973, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Batting average .218
Home runs 1
Runs batted in 8
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Frank Joseph Ortenzio, Jr. is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played nine games for the Kansas City Royals in 1973. He also played two seasons (1979 and 1980) in Japan for the Nankai Hawks.

During his time with the Nankai Hawks, he was given the registered name, "Ohtenjoh (王天上)", which translates into the king above heaven. You would see this on scoreboards and in the newspaper. Normally foreign players in Japan are given names in katakana, but because his last name appeared close to Japanese sounds, the team decided to give him a kanji pictograph name.

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