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THE PASSION OF THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC! Japan's Lars Nootbaar is FIRED UP!
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just four teams
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Nootbaar brings 'grind-it-out spirit' to Japan and WBC
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THE PASSION OF THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC! Japan's Lars Nootbaar is FIRED UP!
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Lars Nootbaar brings 'grind-it-out spirit' to Japan and WBC - Newsday
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THE PASSION OF THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC! Japan's Lars Nootbaar is FIRED UP!
![Lars Nootbaar grinding way to Samurai Japan stardom at WBC - The Japan Times](https://theanalyst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/the-analyst-top-7-ranking-2-columns-25a53551-9504-4f3e-bb6c-abb04b2d7ed0-1024x576.jpeg)
just four teams
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Lars Nootbaar brings 'grind-it-out spirit' to Japan and WBC - The Mainichi
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Lars Nootbaar is committed to play for Samurai Japan in the WBC 🇯🇵 : r/baseball
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just four teams
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Lars Nootbaar grinding way to Samurai Japan stardom at WBC