imo it was good for the sport of baseball to have Lars play on the Japanese team, he was able to speak about the different perspectives between the Japanese and American teams in his interviews and bring more fans into the strategies involved.

Lars is a lucky one who have the best of two worlds!

You had the best players in the Universe on the U.S. team, its like who cares if a middle of the road rookie played on another team?

@@joninosaka right! USA never asked Nootbaar to join team USA.

This is common in other sports for dual national athletes to play for their other country.

He's a huge sensation now in Japan. Japanese fans are buying pepper grinders in his honor lol.

@@brianflynn5355 that’s so awesome!

@@animal2990 you got three cardinals tomorrow vs lars and Japan

@@danielpos9390 4 cardinals Waino, Mikolas, Goldy, and Arenado

@@kingpm9072 i forgot about mikolas

He is the real deal man one of a kind!!!

It's gonna be a banger. Can't wait.

Nice 👍 Well said

Who do you think is going to win ? Me personally I think it’s going to be USA

I wish USA had a more stacked pitching bullpen against Shohei and Roki Sosaki. It will be a Dicey game for us.

japan is world champion

Sound nice, but Otani doesn't care much about money, and his life style is just humble.

nootbarr is a japanese american. he even speaks in english that he's japanese lol.

@@stomo422 he is half japanese but was born and grew up in the US

8ヶ月前のコメントにコメントするのは大変恐縮です🙏💭💗。 ラーズ・ヌートバーの母親は「上2人は日本で出産したが、上2人の子供を連れて大きなお腹を抱えて帰国するのは困難だったので、諦めてアメリカで出産したのでとても大変だった」と語っていました。 実はWBC前にNPBがMLBに調査依頼した結果、50人程の日系の選手が居た事が判明していました。 しかし、アジア系以外との混血選手の多くは、外見からは日本人のDNAが彼らに存在しているとは思えない程のアメリカ人の容姿になっている人が殆どなのが判明しています。 それはおそらく、唯一アジアでは日本人だけが他のアジア人とは大きくかけ離れた世界では6%しか居ないと言う特殊なDNAを持っている事が関係しているのかも知れません。 ラーズ・ヌートバー選手も(お母様が日本人なのに)分かりにくい選手のその1人でした。 彼の母親が国籍を変えずに日本国籍のままだった事が助けとなりました。 日本チームを助けて頂いたラーズ・ヌートバー選手とお母様に感謝致しています。 そして、心暖かいアメリカの皆様のコメントに大変感謝致しております。ありがとうございます。🙏💭💗。

心温まる詳細な情報ありがとうございます。ヌートバーは日本人のスピリットを大谷、ダッシュビルとともに覚醒させた素晴らしい人間だと思います。愛国的というより、日本人は自身のすばらしさと過去の業績を再認識する時が来たと思います。

Yep Ohtani is 6'4" so not the biggest man in MLB but he's up there. Also a big, sturdy guy. Not a string bean. Even other big players have said how huge he is. I forget which one said the words but they made me chuckle: "Shohei is a very large human." 🤣🤣🤣

Yeah, I was quite surprised when I saw him in person too. I'm like a smidge under 6 ft tall and Ippei could easily be like 2 inches taller than me.

I mean no disrespect or anything, just genuinely curious, are the japanese getting a bit taller? Maybe a dumb question and it might just be because of social media but i feel like theres a lot more tall japanese athletes now than there has been in the past.

@ThorkageMOB 12% Well, all the East Asians are getting A LOT taller since they're no longer malnourished like when their countries are still poor. The height of people directly correlates to their quality of life. This is something economists have known and cited for years.

@@CumBrianFries Yeah, it seems Ippei just seems to slouch a lot, but he's pretty tall himself.

I've noticed that too. By American standards I'd say Ippei is like "average tall." But pretty much everyone looks short standing next to 6'4" Ohtani because that's quite taller than average, and he's very broad shouldered too, so he appears even larger I think. I'm barely 5 ft, imagine all the stuff that man could reach for me on high shelves!! hahaha My ex hubs was 6'1" and the runt of his fam, w/a bro 6'4", a dad 6'3" and a sis 6'. He didn't like it! Worked fine for me tho. lol 😋 God bless tall men, esp in the grocery store aisle. I always need help! 😄😉 (PS Short men are cute too.)

間違いなくそれがデカい。 ヌートバーはアメリカのことを熟知してるし言語もわかるからとにかく敵チームの情報やスタジアムの情報、 その他試合以外に関することでもいろんな情報を知っていて間違いなく日本側にメリットがある。 スパイとまでは行かないが日本側に間違いなく有益な人材だった。

No, you understood his Dutch.

Derrrrrrr 😋😋🤣🤣 Idk why that made me laugh

I think he was helping Lars more in the dugout :P Angels fly together!

@@wbaldwin666 Lol What the heck?! It’s literally Shohei homie that is also His “ interpreter “ He brings around with Him

@@kingdingaling2469 I know that?? You said it yourself, ohtani doesn't need Ippei there, but he's his friend and a good dude so I don't think he'd ignore Lars, a non Japanese speaker to just

Ippei is basically his manager and assistant now. He does a lot of stuff other than just interpreting.

And he translates the languages in very natural slungy ways... i love Ippei's interpreter skill🎉

According to some news reports Ippei also apparently collects players statistical data. He must had helped Shohei collect all those statistical files that Shohei studied to improve his pitcing and batting on the first few years in MLB

@@pial3270 According to an NHK Japan documentary, Shohei never used to "study" the stats of the players until a few years ago. He's got thick binders full of players stats that Ippei carries around. Reportedly, Shohei's dad is real proud of him considering he was pretty bad as a kid in regards to his pitching, as he was always worried he'd hit one of the other kids by accident. His father admitted his wife (Shohei's mom) doesn't watch when he pitches to this day, so it's incredible now how far he's come.

@@aznmochibunny yes, i watched that documentary.

Ippei is really good. Shohei speaks in a very Japanese way (almost excessively polite with indirect expressions - suitable for Japanese audience) and Ippei does not need 3 seconds to pick up the core information from Shohei's words and compose a whole new sentence that sounds more natural to the US audience. Not easy to do with that speed...!

He is a wonderful guy who inspire Japanese team mates. This shows American can inspire many people around the world.

@@oppama1969 definitely! I’ve been in USA for 8 years, so I can feel that

Lars is not a Japanese athlete as he was born in the U.S. Everybody talks about how much of an impact he makes on the team when he can't even speak Japanese.

@@james8156 no doubt he’s American. Although he doesn’t speak any Japanese, he brought the vibe to his Japan teammates.

@@chengoscar6793 I as a Cards fan hope be can bring this "vibe" to the Cards.

He making that move to the Dodgers. The Dodger clearing cap space for him as well. He stays in LA. Stars are aligning for the free agency next season

We'd rather the Angels get better than lose Ohtani, but it's unlikely

I know this comment is old, but I'm not sure why Japanese people think Americans don't respect them. Japanese people are one of the most respected people in America, to the point where it has become a joke that people think something is better because it's Japanese

メキシコは強かった。紙一重。from Japan

感動をありがとう！メキシコ代表だからこそ実現した素晴らしい試合です！

Por supuesto, México es uno de los mejores equipos de este torneo.

メキシコ手強かった！ 特にサンドバル投手のボールはエグくてなかなか打てそうになかった 素晴らしい試合をありがとう🎉

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO bite thy tongue Can't we just get Goldie and a few others in Anaheim instead??

He loves the West Coast. Welcome to Dodgers Othani!

Future Cardinal, you mean...

Brother loves the sun lol He stayin in the West😆

Yeah he’s half Japanese and Japan invited him to compete for them in the WBC. He brings the energy no matter who he plays for

He is so popular in Japan, and he showed the Japanese what is typical American guys are..

Mets too

185

man wtf

Lmao

huh?

I have a question: - Lars Nootbaar doesn't speak Japanese?

@@Viajero-1980 no. he does know a little but not enough to hold a conversation.

I'd rather get paredes from Mexico. Great bat as we saw and amazing glove

今でも日本語でインタビューを受けるのは通訳（一平）の職を奪わない為やぞ。あと、微妙なニュアンスによって誤解を生じさせるのを避ける為でもある。

Ohtani will decline this year😂😂😂

合ってる。一平さんの通訳はいつもとても正確です。彼の英語力はネイティブ以上です。

Linsanity was overhyped for awhile but shotime is still underrated. And it is insane to say that cus he has so much coverage but no one is giving him the runaway hall of fame card

I don’t think you’re Asian. You won’t understand that comment.

They did Lin so dirty, I think it turned off as many fans as it attracted. Me included.

You're absolutely right. That happens in translation.

Nope😢

Just a little cause his mother is japanease.

yes

@@user-zz8bt9qi3o I just investigated, he doesn't speak Japanese

No he doesnt... although his mom is a japanese native and his American dad even speaks Japanese.... i dont understand why they didnt give him a special gift of being a bilingual.... we Japanese still love him tho!!!

彼の両親の教育方法がとても悪かった、、、

@@user-zz8bt9qi3o 中学の英文法の基礎を思い出して、、、

In wbc, you can choose the nationality of your parents to compete even if your own nationality is different. In Lars, his mother is Japanese and has Japanese nationality. He has wanted to play for Japan since he was a child because of his acquaintances and contacts in the Japanese baseball world. He loves the U.S. as much as he loves Japan.

Since childhood, he admired Samurai Japan. There's a video of 10-year-old Lars saying so.

He didn’t get asked to play for the US team.

I mean shit, I'll play for Japan too if I want to win. Japan has won 3 out of 5 WBC.

He switched sides for the homeland

这是你所期望的吗？

普通にそこそこ話せる 正確に伝えるために通訳使ってる

仲間との日常会話程度です。

@Ccccccc If I played Major league baseball in Japan for multiple years and was a star i would. :) He plays in the USA and is surrounded by the language.

​@@RickB.rolling he shy.

He can speak English with other players (Like Noot) just fine. In fact he's super talkative and friendly. Its only during the interviews that he uses an interpreter, probably because he's self-conscious and he wants to be precise.

@@RickB.rolling Almost no American speaks Japanese in five or so years. American players playing in Japan have never spoken Japanese fluently enough to answer interviews, even those who had played longer than five years. Besides, Americans come to Japan and complain that Japanese don't speak English. You don't hear Japanese people complaining that Americans don't speak Japanese in America, do you? No offense, but I hope you understand how funny your statement was.

@@clubeyxander5132 respectfully disaggree. And if what you say is true those players need to learn Japanese. Simple as that. If you are a big star (not a JAG) then after 3 or 4 yrs you should have been taking speaking lessons and should be able to speak for yourself. So my statement isnt funny its practical and respectful of the culture you work in for 9 months out of the yr.

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Ayoooo lol

That ain't even right to say you must be 14 years old and if you're older than that then you're a sick freak.

dead 😂

vs the yakuza?!😂

When you're a pre-school child or so, 1-5 years is usually good enough to learn a foreign language if you're living there. The younger the better, but grown-ups take much more time, especially if they haven't studied its intensely beforehand (like a language student) . Ohtani is a specialist in baseball, it's rather ridiculous that you think he would be able to speak English fluently in 5 or so years. He does seem to understand much of what is being said, though. Give him another couple of years, it'll come.

Have you ever heard of a dual citizen?

@@renegato0789 Yes... my point still stands.

It was a new rule implemented this time where players could play on the teams of their ethnicity. By doing that it elevated every team competing and made the tournament 10 times as interesting and exciting. Nootbaar was never going to get on team U.S.A. with that All-Star lineup, but he came to Japan and in 3 weeks became a household name and superstar here. It actually might be the smartest thing he has ever done or will ever do in his whole life.

@@kipperedbeef2084 I didn't make any conclusory statement?? I just stated my opinion lmfao.

@@joninosaka I agree just think its silly to be able to compete for a country that you're not from imo. (diego costa etc.)

Salty

見た目からアメリカ人でしょう、なんで日本語喋らないといけない？

That means you HATE Nootbaar. He doesn't speak Japanese at all.

Japan would never have won if Spring Training was happening here.