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Did Nootbaar Recruit Ohtani to the Cardinals?
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Shohei Ohtani teaching Lars Nootbaar how to throw his splitter in the Samurai Japan dugout : r/Cardinals
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Japan teammate and Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar bows down to Shohei Ohtani's generational brilliance
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Shohei Ohtani reunites with WBC star, goes viral
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Shohei Ohtani teaching Lars Nootbaar how to throw his splitter in the Samurai Japan dugout : r/Cardinals
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Shohei Ohtani teaching Lars Nootbaar how to throw his splitter in the Samurai Japan dugout : r/Cardinals
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Shohei Ohtani teaching Lars Nootbaar how to throw his splitter in the Samurai Japan dugout : r/Cardinals
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Ohtani's Japan teammates, like Lars Nootbaar, are also fans
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Ohtani's Japan teammates, like Lars Nootbaar, are also fans
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WATCH: St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar Details Playing with Shohei Ohtani - Fastball
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St. Louis Cardinals Star Speaks Volumes of Shohei Ohtani's Kindness Despite Being Rejected by the Two-Way Phenom - EssentiallySports
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar playing with Shohei Ohtani & Japan, his MLB debut and MORE!
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Lars Nootbaar on Shohei Ohtani ahead of Cards vs. Angels in St. Louis
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Lars Nootbaar on facing Japan teammate Shohei Ohtani