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Lars Nootbar talks about Japan WBC teammate Shohei Ohtani: He
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Did Nootbaar Recruit Ohtani to the Cardinals?
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Why Is American-Born Lars Nootbaar Playing Alongside Shohei Ohtani
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Shohei Ohtani and Lars Nootbaar After EPIC Japan Win
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188 Lars Nootbaar & Shohei Ohtani became best friends at The WBC
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Shohei Ohtani and Lars Nootbaar After EPIC Japan Win
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Why Is American-Born Lars Nootbaar Playing Alongside Shohei Ohtani
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Ohtani's Japan teammates, like Lars Nootbaar, are also fans
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188 Lars Nootbaar & Shohei Ohtani became best friends at The WBC
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Shohei Ohtani and Lars Nootbaar are having fun : r/baseball
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Japan teammate and Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar bows down to
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WATCH: St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar Details Playing with
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How Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) recruited Lars Nootbaar to play for
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Ohtani's Japan teammates, like Lars Nootbaar, are also fans