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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar happy to expand his baseball family with Samurai Japan - The Japan Times
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Samurai Japan's WBC Squad Brings the Best of NPB (and MLB)
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Japan tops United States 3-2 for World Baseball Classic championship
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Lars Nootbaar grinding way to Samurai Japan stardom at WBC - The Japan Times
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What's the story behind Lars Nootbaar's pepper-grinder celebration? Spice up your celly with Team Japan star's viral gesture
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DeJong, Gorman lead Cardinals to 7-3 victory over Mariners Midwest News - Bally Sports
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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani strikes out 13 in Angels' comeback win in St. Louis
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Lars Nootbaar makes history with Team Japan
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Nootbaar, Gorman, Flaherty push Cardinals past Mariners
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2023 World Baseball Classic highlights: Japan beats USA to win championship
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Flexen struggles, Mariners lose to Cardinals 7-3
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Untapped Potenital: Lars Nootbaar