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Japan high school baseball player's warning over 'pepper grinder' gesture stirs debate - The Mainichi
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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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Turner's grand slam lifts US over Venezuela, into WBC semis Midwest News - Bally Sports
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AP Sports on X: Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar has suddenly become a popular star playing for Japan in the World Baseball Classic. Dubbed an American-born samurai by fans, he qualified by ancestry
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Into the Postseason Grind: Nootbaar Adding Spice to Cardinals' Run, Sometimes Literally - Rafu Shimpo
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Nootbaar, Kwan Reportedly Set to Play for Japan at WBC - Rafu Shimpo