Born in San Francisco, California, Frisella was the son of a firefighter, and graduated from Serra High School in San Mateo in 1963.\n', '

Frisella spent one year at the College of San Mateo before transferring to Washington State University in Pullman. After leading the Cougars to the College World Series in 1965 and being named to the All-Conference team, he was selected by the Milwaukee Braves in the 39th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign. In 1966, he was again named All-Conference, and led WSU to the District VIII Regional finals. After which, he was drafted by the New York Mets in the third round of the June 1966 Secondary draft, and signed.\n', '

Frisella went 5-4 with a 2.96 earned run average mostly as a starting pitcher with the Auburn Mets of the New York–Penn League in 1966. He began the 1967 season in the Carolina League with the Durham Bulls, where he went 9-3 with a 1.49 ERA in thirteen starts to earn a promotion all the way up to triple A. He began seeing more work as a relief pitcher with the Jacksonville Suns, and was added to the major league bullpen by the end of July.\n', '

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