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Team Japan says goodbye to Lars Nootbaar : r/baseball
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Gaijin Baseball/外国人野球 on X: So apparently #SamuraiJapan manager Hideki Kuriyama has extended invitations to #Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan and # Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar. If they make the final roster they would be
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Japanese high school baseball players discouraged from using World Baseball Classic star's celebration
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Nootbaar brings 'grind-it-out spirit' to Japan and WBC
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Lars Nootbaar's WBC teammate doesn't think his lack of Japanese language will cause issues: He's a sparkplug who will overcome the language barrier
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Inside wild Japan celebrations as Shohei Ohtani inspires World Baseball Classic win - Irish Mirror Online
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How Lars Nootbaar -- and his celebration -- became a sensation for Japan in 2023 World Baseball Classic
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar happy to expand his baseball family with Samurai Japan
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Masataka Yoshida Powers Japan Past South Korea in WBC Rout
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