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Cardinals' Nootbaar, Boston's Yoshida in Japan's WBC team
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Lars Nootbaar 🇯🇵, Japan, World Baseball Classic, outfielder
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar happy to expand his baseball family with Samurai Japan - The Japan Times
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A second spectacular diving catch in as many days for Lars Ta-chan Nootbaar, robbing Ha-seong Kim of a hit : r/baseball
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How Lars Nootbaar's popularity helps expand the Cardinals brand in Japan: Cardinals Extra
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BASEBALL/ Nootbaar a.k.a. 'Tatsuji' captures hearts and minds of Japanese fans
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Goold: Shohei Ohtani's dramatic showdown vs. Mike Trout sends Japan, Lars Nootbaar to WBC gold
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Lars Nootbaar is committed to play for Samurai Japan in the WBC 🇯🇵 : r/ baseball
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At WBC, Cardinals Outfielder Lars Nootbaar Was a Hit With Japan - The New York Times
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Lars Nootbaar - Wikipedia
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Goold: Shohei Ohtani's dramatic showdown vs. Mike Trout sends Japan, Lars Nootbaar to WBC gold
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Lars Nootbaar 🇯🇵, Japan, World Baseball Classic, outfielder
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Fans Show Up at Stadiums, Turn on TVs to See Star Baseball Players - The Japan News