Mar 10, 2023 · The outfielder's diving catch against China is already memorialized in a card..⁦@Topps⁩ Now baseball captures Lars Nootbaar’s catch for Japan in the #WBC. #stlcards...

Mar 10, 2023 · During the top 5th inning of today's game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome, Nootbar made a scintilating catch. This came on a tailing fly-ball that came off the bat of San Diego Padres shortstop...

Yu Darvish and Lars Nootbaar joined the MLB Tonight crew after defeating Team USA in the 2023 World Baseball Classic final.

Mar 10, 2023 · Here's a look at the top five plays by Lars Nootbaar in the World Baseball Classic so far: Nootbaar started the Japanese offence with the first hit of the evening in the first innings which...

Mar 20, 2024 · Nootbaar’s rise to stardom on the world stage ever since his appearance on the Japanese team in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) last year has made him a regular hero in Japan. According to Kyodo News Agency, Nootbaar was the first player named to represent Japan in the WBC solely through his ancestry.

Mar 12, 2023 · Lars Nootbaar delivers his trademark “pepper grinder” rally gesture after giving a postgame “hero interview” for helping Japan to a 13-4 victory over South Korea in a World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Tokyo Dome on Friday.

Mar 11, 2023 · Lars Nootbaar of Japan catches a fly ball by South Korea’s Kim Ha-seong during the fifth inning of the first round Pool B game between South Korea and Japan at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, March 10, 2023.

Mar 11, 2023 · He said he was first contacted on Instagram about playing in the WBC by Ohtani's interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, who is working with Nootbaar in Tokyo. "It started on Instagram, just like of lot of...

Mar 10, 2023 · Shortly after 5:30 a.m. Thursday in St. Louis, Lars Nootbaar stepped to the plate at the sold-out Tokyo Dome to hit for Team Japan in their opening round matchup with Team China. Behind him, a...

Mar 10, 2023 · After a strong performance in his first WBC game, the young outfielder stayed hot and led Japan to another victory. Bally Sports Midwest, the TV home of the Cardinals, posted Nootbaar’s stat line on Twitter.