Reno Peter Bertoia (January 8, 1935 – April 15, 2011) was an Italian Canadian professional baseball player.

Born Pierino, [1] Bertoia moved with his family to Canada from Italy at the age of two and a half and grew up in Windsor, Ontario.

On May 7, 1958, Bertoia hit a grand slam against the Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium, making him the first Italian-born MLB player to do so.

[3] In January 1964, Bertoia signed to play in the Japanese Central League with the Hanshin Tigers.

He asked for his release a few months into the season because his wife was pregnant and had been ill during most of the family's stay in Japan.