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Lars Nootbaar - Wikipedia
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Munetaka Murakami wins matchup against idol Yu Darvish The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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BASEBALL/ 'Nikkei' Lars Nootbaar gets his shot to play for Japan in WBC
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Japanese high school baseball players discouraged from using World Baseball Classic star's celebration
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Lars Nootbaar's WBC teammate doesn't think his lack of Japanese language will cause issues: He's a sparkplug who will overcome the language barrier
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Lars Nootbaar, Masataka Yoshida join Japan's WBC roster - ESPN
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BASEBALL/ Nootbaar a.k.a. 'Tatsuji' captures hearts and minds of Japanese fans
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THE PASSION OF THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC! Japan's Lars Nootbaar is FIRED UP!