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How does Cardinals Lars Nootbaar build on breakout '22? He could
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar happy to expand his baseball family with
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Nootbaar collects two hits, teaches Ohtani to grind the pepper as
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Japan buzzing for Shohei Ohtani's return in WBC
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Lars Nootbaar thrilled to meet Ichiro Suzuki
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Japan buzzing for Shohei Ohtani's return in WBC
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Lars Nootbaar Team Japan WBC: Why is Lars Nootbaar playing for
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Japanese high school baseball players discouraged from using World
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BASEBALL/ 'Nikkei' Lars Nootbaar gets his shot to play for Japan
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Ex-star regains love for the sport through reunion with Nootbaars
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Lars Nootbaar brings 'grind-it-out spirit' to Japan and WBC
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Baseball: Cardinals' Nootbaar headed for Japan reunion of sorts