Frank Ortenzio

Frank Ortenzio
Frank Ortenzio
	First baseman
	Born: 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 runs	1
Runs batted in	6
NPB statistics
Batting average	.250
Home runs	30
Runs batted in	70
Teams
	Kansas City Royals (1973); Nankai Hawks (1979–1980);

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]}

Sources

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)