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Japan Dethrones US, Captures Third World Baseball Classic Title
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Lars Nootbaar is committed to play for Samurai Japan in the WBC 🇯🇵 : r/baseball
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How does Cardinals Lars Nootbaar build on breakout '22? He could start with Team Japan
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Tommy Edman readjusting after World Baseball Classic
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Japan's Lars Nootbaar lays out in left field to make a ridiculous play
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Japanese Dream Team Sets Sights on Victory
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Lars Nootbaar is having a great time in Japan - A Hunt and Peck - Viva El Birdos
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Shohei Ohtani and Japan Beat U.S. to Win World Baseball Classic - The New York Times
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Japanese beating Americans in baseball is must-see viewing
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THE PASSION OF THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC! Japan's Lars Nootbaar is FIRED UP!
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Japanese high school baseball players discouraged from using World Baseball Classic star's celebration
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Lars Nootbaar of Japan, left, is greeted by Shohei Ohtani of Japan after he making a sliding catch on a fly out by South Korea's Kim Ha-seong during the fifth inning of the first round Pool B game between South Korea and Japan at the World Baseball Classic
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Lars Nootbaar brings 'grind-it-out spirit' to Japan and WBC
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Shohei Ohtani thrills fans with two homers as Japan beats Hanshin in WBC warmup - The Japan Times
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Major Leaguer Lars Nootbaar Galvanizes Samurai Japan - The Japan News