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How Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) recruited Lars Nootbaar to play for Team Japan
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar happy to expand his baseball family with Samurai Japan - The Japan Times
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Goold: Shohei Ohtani's dramatic showdown vs. Mike Trout sends Japan, Lars Nootbaar to WBC gold
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Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout to win World Baseball Classic
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Cardinals: Lars Nootbaar's attempts to recruit Shohei Ohtani prove futile
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World Baseball Classic highlights: Shohei Ohtani and Japan defeat United States to win title - The Washington Post
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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani joins Japan as excitement builds ahead of WBC
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Japan buzzing for Shohei Ohtani's return in WBC
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World Baseball Classic Final: Ohtani's Japan vs. Trout's U.S. –
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar playing with Shohei Ohtani & Japan, his MLB debut and MORE!
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Baseball: Nootbaar's mom hopes he can get Japan WBC skipper airborne