By JIN NAGANUMA/ Staff Writer
March 16, 2023 at 19:02 JST
The city government of Higashi-Matsuyama, Saitama Prefecture, where Lars Nootbaar’s grandparents live, displays a large panel at the city hall’s entranceway to show support for the Samurai Japan outfielder. (Jin Naganuma)
HIGASHI-MATSUYAMA, Saitama Prefecture--Customers filling up their tanks at a nondescript gas station here can get a souvenir of the Cinderella-like story that Lars Nootbaar has brought to Japan. [Read More]
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