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188 Lars Nootbaar & Shohei Ohtani became best friends at The WBC
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Shohei Ohtani teaching Lars Nootbaar how to throw his splitter in
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Lars Nootbaar on Shohei Ohtani ahead of Cards vs. Angels in St
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Shohei Ohtani teaching Lars Nootbaar how to throw his splitter in
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Shohei Ohtani teaching Lars Nootbaar how to throw his splitter in
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Japan teammate and Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar bows down to
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Why Is American-Born Lars Nootbaar Playing Alongside Shohei Ohtani
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WATCH: St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar Details Playing with
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Ohtani's Japan teammates, like Lars Nootbaar, are also fans