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Inside wild Japan celebrations as Shohei Ohtani inspires World
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Lars Nootbaar shines spotlight on Shohei Ohtani after two-way
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BASEBALL/ 'Nikkei' Lars Nootbaar gets his shot to play for Japan
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Japan win WBC: Shohei Ohtani strikes out LA Angels teammate Mike
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Lars Nootbaar brings 'grind-it-out spirit' to Japan and WBC
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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani, Lars Nootbaar spark Japan in WBC warm-up win
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Ep. 432: Cardinals reportedly working toward extension with Jordan
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