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Lars Nootbaar stars for Japan, could break out for Cardinals
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Gaijin Baseball/外国人野球 on X: So apparently #SamuraiJapan
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Lars Nootbaar put Team Japan on to Drake🔥😎🇯🇵 #shorts
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BASEBALL/ 'Nikkei' Lars Nootbaar gets his shot to play for Japan
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Japanese high school baseball players discouraged from using World
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How Lars Nootbaar -- and his celebration -- became a sensation for
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9 year old Lars Nootbaar and 17 year old Masahiro Tanaka during
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THE PASSION OF THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC! Japan's Lars Nootbaar
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How the 2023 WBC won over the players -- and the world - ESPN
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Lars Nootbaar put Team Japan on to Drake🔥😎🇯🇵 #shorts
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How the 2023 WBC won over the players -- and the world - ESPN
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World Baseball Classic fans wowed by outfielder Lars Nootbaar's