Front Office Sports on X: Lars Nootbaar was born to an American, Dutch, English, and German father and Japanese mother. It had always been his dream to represent his mother's Japanese heritage.
Japan fans pepper US-born Nootbaar with love at World Baseball Classic
Lars Nootbaar's WBC teammate doesn't think his lack of Japanese language will cause issues: He's a sparkplug who will overcome the language barrier
Lars Nootbaar is committed to play for Samurai Japan in the WBC 🇯🇵 : r/baseball
Lars Nootbaar, Masataka Yoshida join Japan's WBC roster - ESPN
Cardinals OF Lars Nootbaar on playing for Team Japan in the WBC 🇯🇵#w, Baseball
Nootbaar playing in WBC for mom, Japan
Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar gets emotional in ESPN Mother's Day interview
Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar gets emotional in ESPN Mother's Day interview