His friend and Cardinals teammate Lars Nootbaar, however, has his back. Nootbaar spoke with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and said that Arenado is working hard to prepare for the next season.

They will receive a commemorative receipt that reads, “#23 Lars Tatsuji Nootbaar. Ouen yoroshiku onegai itashimasu!"(Please root for me!). Nootbaar is the man of the hour, as the St. Louis ...

Arenado’s off-field friend Lars Nootbaar looks to be just that — a friend for the third baseman. “You know Nolan, he's working. He looks good right now,” Nootbaar said on Monday during ...

In the span of only a week or so since he landed in his mother’s native land, Lars ... Tatsuji Enokida. The fans were ready to sing a newly created “ouenka” (fight song) dedicated to Nootbaar.

The St. Louis Cardinals did not reach deals with three arbitration-eligible players - outfielder Lars Nootbaar, outfielder/second baseman Brendan Donovan and right-handed pitcher Andre Pallante ...

Video by Allie Schallert, [email protected] Cardinals right fielder Lars Nootbaar (21) points his fingers to the sky in celebration after hitting an RBI single in the fifth inning of a ...