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The 6 most fun World Baseball Classic celebrations, including Great Britain sipping tea

So many great WBC celebrations by teams!

USA Today Sports Media Group

Nootbaar's pre-WBC connections to Japan run deep

All but unknown in Japan prior to his selection to the Samurai Japan team for the World Baseball Classic, major leaguer Lars Nootbaar is aiming to make a name for himself in the country of his roots by helping the squad in its quest for global supremacy.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ohtani's Japan teammates, like Lars Nootbaar, are also fans

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar just joined Japan's national team for the World Baseball Classic but he is already a big fan of Shohei Ohtani

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Ben Frederickson: What the Cardinals should have added to their Truck Day packing list

Bags and baskets and boxes, oh my.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

After meeting Japan stars as a kid, Nootbaar is now one himself

LOS ANGELES -- It's a heartwarming photo -- a young boy happily posing with a team of Japanese high school all-stars. Fast forward nearly two decades, and that boy has made a Japanese all-star team of his own, although in a roundabout way.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kuriyama fills out WBC roster, includes Nootbaar

Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama filled out the rest of his roster for the upcoming 2023 World Baseball Classic, naming the remaining 18 players on Thursday in Tokyo for the tournament that starts in March.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Benjamin Hochman: As Jordan Walker rises, Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill vows to hold onto his job

Oliver Marmol's quote has stuck with me all winter.

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From his home in California, Nolan Arenado says he wants to be a lifelong Cardinal

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — He’s propelled enough swings in his career and already in this workout Friday to know the one he’s chasing. When he connected, the echo from the crack of contact had only just faded when Nolan Arenado, head down and hands already circling back for his next…

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Ben Frederickson: After beating Astros in bold strike for Contreras, Cardinals should pivot to starter

SAN DIEGO — Great job, Cardinals.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Building the Best Blue Jays Team for 2023

Earlier this week, the Blue Jays and Mariners made a fascinating trade. Toronto sent outfielder Teoscar Hernández, one of its best hitters, to Seattle for righthander Erik Swanson and minor-league lefthander Adam Macko. Hernández is projected to earn $14.1 million in 2023 via ...

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Ben Frederickson: Harrison Bader's elite Yankee postseason stresses Cardinals' outfield uncertainty

It was spring training 2020, one week before COVID-19 shuttered spring training, and Cardinals center fielder Harrison Bader was complimenting his former Florida Gators teammate Pete Alonso for figuring out how to star in New York City.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Phillies sweep Cardinals behind Aaron Nola; Braves up next in NLDS

ST. LOUIS — About three minutes before the first pitch of Game 1 of the National League wild-card series on Friday, Phillies broadcaster Scott Franzke leaned into his microphone and said it best, as he often does.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Cardinals throw a bash as Albert Pujols' Nos. 699 and 700 lead powerful romp of Dodgers

With the bravado and timing that the Cardinals have come to expect from one of the best to ever play the game, Albert Pujols made history – and sparked the present.

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Rookie Brendan Donovan's grand slam lifts Cardinals from slump, avoids sweep

SAN DIEGO — The Cardinals had found a way to generate baserunners earlier in the game and even ended the long slog for that missing run with a solo homer.

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Cardinals' offense is MIA again in series-ending loss to Reds

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals took the weekend series from the Cincinnati Reds three games to two but they were fortunate to achieve that result considering the slow-to-warm offense they trotted out for most of the four days at Busch Stadium.

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Parade of Brewers relievers stymie Cardinals to nibble into division lead

ST. LOUIS — While the potential for history swirls around the first-place Cardinals all week, the Milwaukee Brewers, the reigning division champs, arrived with their present at stake.

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Cardinals' Jordan Montgomery runs his scoreless innings streak against Cubs to 22 in 8-0 rout

ST. LOUIS — Whether the venue has been Yankee Stadium, Wrigley Field or Busch Stadium, the result has been the same this year when left-hander Jordan Montgomery faces the Chicago Cubs.

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Albert Pujols, Lars Nootbaar deliver in 13th after Cardinals dazzle on defense

CINCINNATI — It twice took five infielders and two outs at home plate in extra innings for the Cardinals to flaunt their stellar defense and give their offense opportunity after opportunity to do something, anything. It didn’t even have to be stellar, just substantive.

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Tyler O'Neill, Tommy Edman homer to spark late Cardinals comeback

ST. LOUIS — Tyler O’Neill walked off the Cardinals’ ninth-inning win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night at Busch Stadium with the truest walk-off, a base on balls. On Sunday night, he flipped the script.

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Jeff Gordon: Newfound offensive depth spurred midseason Cardinals turnaround

These days Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol can play the matchup game with his full selection of hitters.

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Steady middle relief buys time for Cardinals to rally, complete sweep vs. Arizona

PHOENIX — This was not a repeat of Saturday’s classic game, it wasn’t even a critics-pick sequel of an evening crammed with historic homers and memorable moments.

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Pujols' milestones abound, highlights galore as Cardinals romp, 16-7, vs. Arizona

PHOENIX — By the time the scoreboard had calmed, the crowds’ ovations had quieted, and the overstuffed box score had been printed, the St. Louis Cardinals’ victory Saturday night at Chase Field had featured a whirlwind of events.

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Cardinals nick Rockies 5-4 on hit batsman with bases loaded in ninth

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals have won 75% of their games at Busch Stadium against the National League Western Division since 2019. They are 36-12 against their far-flung visitors after a 5-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.

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Jeff Gordon: Cardinals just said no to mortgaging their future at the deadline

What the Cardinals did not do at baseball’s trade deadline was most impressive.

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Benjamin Hochman: 'Nooooot!' Fan favorite Lars Nootbaar is a hoot in Cardinals' clubhouse

It was Sir Isaac Newton who said: “Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.”

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