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Cardinals converge on Miami: Lars Nootbaar with Team Japan, All-Stars with Team USA
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar set to play for Japan at WBC in 'big first step for Japanese baseball' - The Japan Times
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Lars Nootbaar talks about winning the World Baseball Classic title with Japan
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Lars Nootbaar stars for Japan, could break out for Cardinals
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Japanese high school baseball players discouraged from using World Baseball Classic star's celebration
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World Baseball Classic final score, results: Japan wins gold as Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout to seal Samurai victory
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Lars Nootbaar Brings 'Grind-It-Out Spirit' to Japan and WBC - The Japan News
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BASEBALL/ 'Nikkei' Lars Nootbaar gets his shot to play for Japan in WBC
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Lars Nootbaar brings 'grind-it-out spirit' to Japan and WBC
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Baseball Twitter reacts to St. Louis Cardinals slugger Lars Nootbaar joining Team Japan for World Baseball Classic: I freaking LOVE this
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There's a world of interest in this year's World Baseball Classic - The Boston Globe
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ヌーート' Heading Overseas: WBC Skipper Sees Nootbaar as Global Gain for Japan - Rafu Shimpo
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Lars Nootbaar is an international treasure - Viva El Birdos
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