Bobby Fenwick

Robert Richard Fenwick is a former Major League Baseball player who played infielder from to.

Early life

Fenwick is notable for being the first MLB position player born in Japan, being born in Naha, Okinawa during the American occupation following WW2.
He attended Anoka High School in Minnesota then went on to play in college for University of Minnesota.

Baseball career

Fenwick was the 16th pick in the 1st round of the 1967 June Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants. He played for the Houston Astros and St. [Louis Cardinals]. He was traded along with Ray Busse by the Astros to the Cardinals for Skip Jutze and Milt Ramírez on November 29, 1972.