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St. Louis Cardinals' pepper grinder celebration goes viral in Japan
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World Baseball Classic: Japan's pepper grinder celebration, explained
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Lars Nootbaar grinding way to Samurai Japan stardom at WBC - The Japan Times
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Nootbaar says pepper-grinder sales are 'up quite a bit
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Stats don't lie': To spice up offense, Cardinals can turn to pepper-grinder approach
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Lars Nootbaar stays in Japanese spotlight after WBC star turn - The Japan Times
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World Baseball Classic: Best celebrations from sipping tea to pepper
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Lars Nootbaar brings 'grind-it-out spirit' to Japan and WBC
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Nootbaar collects two hits, teaches Ohtani to grind the pepper as Team Japan wins exhibition
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