St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar has suddenly become a popular star playing for Japan in the World Baseball Classic. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.

How Lars Nootbaar -- and his celebration -- became a sensation for Japan in 2023 World Baseball Classic The Cardinals outfielder, the first non-Japan-born player to play for the country, has ...

When Nootbaar was welcome to Samurai Japan, members of the team greeted him in shirts that read "Tacchan." MORE: Shohei Ohtani puts on a show in WBC debut, remains perfect baseball weapon ...

Talk about a wonderful Mother's Day surprise for Lars Nootbaar. Ahead of Sunday Night Baseball between the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox, the good folks at ESPN got to interview the ...

Lars Nootbaar starting the year off as the team's leadoff man made sense. He's been an on-base machine throughout his career, and his slugging numbers were strong for a leadoff hitter. He finished ...

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar has suddenly become a popular star playing for Japan in the World Baseball Classic. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar has suddenly become a popular star playing for Japan in the World Baseball Classic. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.

Lars Nootbaar of Japan hits a single against China in the first inning of the Pool B game at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, March 9, 2023.

TOKYO — Most Japanese couldn’t recognize Lars Nootbaar a few weeks ago, before the World Baseball Classic opened. Few could even pronounce his name or spell it in English or Japanese. He’s ...