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Goold] Lars Nootbaar says he promised Shohei Ohtani personally that he would play for Team Japan in the 2026 #WorldBaseballClassic and will keep his word. #stlcards #MLB #Cardinals : r/baseball
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How Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) recruited Lars Nootbaar to play for Team Japan
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Why Is American-Born Lars Nootbaar Playing Alongside Shohei Ohtani for Japan in the 2023 World Baseball Classic? - EssentiallySports
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How Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) recruited Lars Nootbaar to play for Team Japan
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Japan buzzing for Shohei Ohtani's return in WBC
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Why Is American-Born Lars Nootbaar Playing Alongside Shohei Ohtani for Japan in the 2023 World Baseball Classic? - EssentiallySports
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar playing with Shohei Ohtani & Japan, his MLB debut and MORE!
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Japan buzzing for Shohei Ohtani's return in WBC
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Japan buzzing for Shohei Ohtani's return in WBC
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How Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) recruited Lars Nootbaar to play for Team Japan
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Goold: Shohei Ohtani's dramatic showdown vs. Mike Trout sends Japan, Lars Nootbaar to WBC gold
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Japan teammate and Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar bows down to Shohei Ohtani's generational brilliance
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Shohei Ohtani reunites with WBC star, goes viral
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar playing with Shohei Ohtani & Japan, his MLB debut and MORE!
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Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar seems to have a budding friendship with Shohei Ohtani