About Frank Ortenzio
Born 1951. Frank Ortenzio is an American baseball player.
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 . He also played two seasons ( and ) in Japan for the Nankai Hawks.
During his time with the Nankai Hawks, he was given the registered name, "Ohtenjoh (η倩δΈ)", 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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American baseball player
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Frank Ortenzio was born on 24 February 1951 in Fresno.
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Frank Ortenzio is a baseball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Frank Ortenzio. https://biography.guide/frank-ortenzio/
MLA: "Frank Ortenzio." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/frank-ortenzio/.
Chicago: "Frank Ortenzio." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/frank-ortenzio/.
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