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Momentous Zoom Meeting with Team Japan Skipper: Interview with
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar playing with Shohei Ohtani & Japan, his
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Nootbaar collects two hits, teaches Ohtani to grind the pepper as
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Cardinals fan favorite Lars Nootbaar fired up for 2023 season
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How does Cardinals Lars Nootbaar build on breakout '22? He could
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Lars Nootbaar breaks down Japan's emotional comeback victory over
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Lars Nootbaar's international fame grows, Masataka Yoshida starts
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Lars Nootbaar, a glove back on his left hand, reports for rehab at
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Nootbaar, Gorman, Flaherty Push Cardinals Past Mariners 7-3 - The