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Baseball Twitter reacts to St. Louis Cardinals slugger Lars
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History-Making Nootbaar Had Deep Ties to Japan before Making
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Lars Nootbaar & Shohei Ohtani on comeback win for Team Japan
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Why is Lars Nootbaar playing for Japan in WBC? California-born
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BenFred: After London trip, Cardinals should try to make these
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Shawn Spradling on X: First player in Japanese national baseball
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WBC Roster Preview: Team Japan Is Elite
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How Lars Nootbaar's popularity helps expand the Cardinals brand in
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Former Trojan Lars Nootbaar to make MLB debut
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World Baseball Classic: Shohei Ohtani leads Japan past U.S. in final
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How Lars Nootbaar -- and his celebration -- became a sensation for
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Lars Nootbaar is the ULTIMATE HYPEMAN! He gets Team Japan ready
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Lars Nootbaar Team Japan WBC: Why is Lars Nootbaar playing for
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Lars Nootbaar's international fame grows, Masataka Yoshida starts