Reno Bertoia was born in St. Vito Udine, Italy, in 1935. His family settled in Windsor, Ontario and eventually started playing baseball.
In 1953, Reno signed with Detroit and had one plate appearance at age 18. He spent the next 10 seasons in the majors: .244 batting average in 612 games. Reno was better known for his infield glove.
According to SABR: "Of the seven major leaguers born in Italy, he had the longest career, ten seasons.........."