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How does Cardinals Lars Nootbaar build on breakout '22? He could
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Many Cardinals still contending for WBC title, six teams remain
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BASEBALL/ 'Nikkei' Lars Nootbaar gets his shot to play for Japan
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Shohei Ohtani fans Mike Trout for final out as Japan wins WBC - ESPN
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Shohei Ohtani and Japan: It's much more than just baseball
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BASEBALL/ 'Nikkei' Lars Nootbaar gets his shot to play for Japan
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Lars Nootbaar stays in Japanese spotlight after WBC star turn
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Shohei Ohtani dominates in Japan's World Baseball Classic opener
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BASEBALL/ 'Nikkei' Lars Nootbaar gets his shot to play for Japan
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Team Japan says goodbye to Lars Nootbaar : r/baseball
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Former Trojan Lars Nootbaar to make MLB debut
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Lars Nootbaar brings 'grind-it-out spirit' to Japan and WBC
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My Name Is Lars Nootbaar. I'm Japanese,” He Foretold at 10
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Ex-star regains love for the sport through reunion with Nootbaars
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Ex-star regains love for the sport through reunion with Nootbaars