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Lars Nootbaar's international fame grows, Masataka Yoshida starts hot and more: Touching Base - The Athletic
![Masataka Yoshida (R) of the Boston Red Sox chats with St. Louis Cardinals player and World Baseball Classic Japan team teammate Lars Nootbaar ahead of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Masataka Yoshida (R) of the Boston Red Sox chats with St. Louis Cardinals player and World Baseball Classic Japan team teammate Lars Nootbaar ahead of a baseball game at Fenway Park in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2R1C2J4/masataka-yoshida-r-of-the-boston-red-sox-chats-with-st-louis-cardinals-player-and-world-baseball-classic-japan-team-teammate-lars-nootbaar-ahead-of-a-baseball-game-at-fenway-park-in-boston-on-may-12-2023-kyodo==kyodo-photo-via-credit-newscomalamy-live-news-2R1C2J4.jpg)
Masataka Yoshida (R) of the Boston Red Sox chats with St. Louis Cardinals player and World Baseball Classic Japan team teammate Lars Nootbaar ahead of a baseball game at Fenway Park in
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![St. Louis Cardinals on X: "Other #STLCards WBC participants: Tyler O'Neill ( Canada) 🇨🇦 Oscar Mercado (Colombia)🇨🇴 Guillermo Zuniga (Colombia)🇨🇴 Génesis Cabrera (Dominican Republic) 🇩🇴 Andre Pallante (Italy)🇮🇹 Lars Nootbaar (Japan)🇯🇵 Tommy ... St. Louis Cardinals on X: "Other #STLCards WBC participants: Tyler O'Neill ( Canada) 🇨🇦 Oscar Mercado (Colombia)🇨🇴 Guillermo Zuniga (Colombia)🇨🇴 Génesis Cabrera (Dominican Republic) 🇩🇴 Andre Pallante (Italy)🇮🇹 Lars Nootbaar (Japan)🇯🇵 Tommy ...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FokgeYNWAAMeUfB.jpg)
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![Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez, left, tags out St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar on an attempted steal of second during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 26, 2023, Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez, left, tags out St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar on an attempted steal of second during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 26, 2023,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2R48EPR/cleveland-guardians-second-baseman-andres-gimenez-left-tags-out-st-louis-cardinals-lars-nootbaar-on-an-attempted-steal-of-second-during-the-third-inning-of-a-baseball-game-friday-may-26-2023-in-cleveland-ap-photosue-ogrocki-2R48EPR.jpg)
Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez, left, tags out St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar on an attempted steal of second during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 26, 2023,
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