Frank Ortenzio

Frank Ortenzio
First baseman
Born: (1951-02-24) February 24, 1951 (age 73)
Fresno, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 9, 1973, for the Kansas City Royals
NPB: April 7, 1979, for the Nankai Hawks
Last appearance
MLB: September 30, 1973, for the Kansas City Royals
NPB: July 6, 1980, for the Nankai Hawks
MLB statistics
Batting average.280
Home runs1
Runs batted in6
NPB statistics
Batting average.250
Home runs30
Runs batted in70
Teams

Frank Joseph Ortenzio Jr. (born February 24, 1951) is an American 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.[citation needed]

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