Team Japan says goodbye to Lars Nootbaar : r/baseball

Why is Lars Nootbaar playing for Japan in WBC? California-born outfielder honoring mother's heritage

To welcome him to Japan, the entire Japanese Team wore specially made shirts with Lars' new Japanese nickname on the back. たっちゃん - Tacchan - in refrence to his middle name Tasuji. (

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BASEBALL/ 'Nikkei' Lars Nootbaar gets his shot to play for Japan in WBC

Team Japan says goodbye to Lars Nootbaar : r/baseball

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THE PASSION OF THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC! Japan's Lars Nootbaar is FIRED UP!

BASEBALL/ 'Nikkei' Lars Nootbaar gets his shot to play for Japan in WBC

Japan World Baseball Classic roster: Shohei Ohtani, Yu Darvish headline 2023 WBC team