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History-Making Nootbaar Had Deep Ties to Japan before Making National Team - The Japan News
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Lars Nootbaar's pepper grinder celebration is taking Japan and the World by storm in the WBC
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar happy to expand his baseball family with Samurai Japan - The Japan Times
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Cardinals fan favorite Lars Nootbaar fired up for 2023 season - Springfield Daily Citizen
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Ohtani fans Trout, Japan tops US 3-2 for WBC championship
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Lars Nootbaar Japan national baseball team player - meet the outfielder
Nootbaar, Gorman, Flaherty push Cardinals past Mariners 7-3 - The San Diego Union-Tribune
Ohtani Fans Trout, Japan Tops US 3–2 for WBC Championship - NowThis
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Japan plates 2 in ninth, ousts Mexico in World Baseball Classic - ESPN
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At WBC, Cardinals Outfielder Lars Nootbaar Was a Hit With Japan - The New York Times
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The World Baseball Classic triggers March Madness outside the U.S.A.
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Unraveling the Japanese Experience: Lessons Learned from Lars Nootbaar
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Lars Nootbaar Japan national baseball team player - meet the outfielder