THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 12, 2023 at 19:37 JST
A youthful Lars Nootbaar shows a baseball cap, a gift from the Japanese national high school baseball team with their names signed in kanji characters on the brim. (Provided by Kumiko Enokida)
An up-and-coming St. Louis Cardinals outfielder with the Dutch name of Lars Nootbaar seemed an unlikely pick for the Japanese national team in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. [Read More]
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