First foreign player
To represent Team Japan
World Baseball Classic
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| 2022 Topps Opening Day #149 Lars Nootbaar (RC) |
Nootbaar, whose mother is Japanese, batted leadoff for the eventual winners in the 2023 WBC gold-medal game.
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I'm guessing this guy has a ton of fans. I've been waiting around trying to add an affordable on-card auto of his to my collection... but they're still expensive. Anyways... even if it never happens... I'll still root for him.
ReplyDeleteI lost an Immaculate Grid because I entered Lars' name as a cardinal born outside the US. Figured he was either Japanese or Dutch, lol.
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