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Japanese high school baseball players discouraged from using World
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still left standing
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Japanese Baseball Page 8 - The Japan Times
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BASEBALL/ 'Nikkei' Lars Nootbaar gets his shot to play for Japan
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THE PASSION OF THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC! Japan's Lars Nootbaar
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How Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar became an instant fan favorite for
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Lars Nootbar is playing for Team Japan and brought with him what