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Shawn Spradling on X: 🇯🇵 TEAM JAPAN WBC NEWS 🇯🇵 Multiple sources have confirmed that Steven Kwan and Lars Nootbaar will be invited to join Team Japan in the 2023 World Baseball
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It is who I am': Lars Nootbaar talks about Japanese heritage
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How Lars Nootbaar -- and his celebration -- became a sensation for Japan in 2023 World Baseball Classic
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Lars Nootbaar brings 'grind-it-out spirit' to Japan and WBC – Winnipeg Free Press
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Lars Nootbaar brings 'grind-it-out spirit' to Japan and WBC
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