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A center of attention, Lars Nootbaar sparks Team Japan to 8-1 victory in WBC opener
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Japan win WBC: Shohei Ohtani strikes out LA Angels teammate Mike Trout to beat USA 3-2
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Japan buzzing for Shohei Ohtani's return in WBC
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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani, Lars Nootbaar spark Japan in WBC warm-up win
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BASEBALL/ 'Nikkei' Lars Nootbaar gets his shot to play for Japan in WBC
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Lars Nootbaar's WBC teammate doesn't think his lack of Japanese language will cause issues: He's a sparkplug who will overcome the language barrier