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At WBC, Cardinals Outfielder Lars Nootbaar Was a Hit With Japan

Lars Nootbaar, a high-energy outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, was the first player born outside Japan to play for its national team. He put on a show.

By Brad Lefton

Baseball Cuba Goldschmidt, Paul St Louis Cardinals Turner, Trea (1993- ) Wainwright, Adam World Baseball Classic

Trea Turner Leads US Past Cuba and Into World Baseball Classic Final

Trea Turner and a stacked U.S. lineup won in a rout, with protests inside and outside the stadium marking Cuba’s first game in Miami since at least 1959.

By James Wagner

Baseball Baseball Hall of Fame Deaths (Obituaries) Kiner, Ralph (1922-2014) Major League Baseball McCarver, Tim Philadelphia Phillies St Louis Cardinals Television World Series

Tim McCarver, 81, All-Star Catcher in Hall of Fame as Broadcaster, Dies

He played with four teams over four decades and won two World Series titles, then took his baseball smarts and gift of gab into the TV booth.

By Bruce Weber

Baseball Deaths (Obituaries) National League Philadelphia Phillies Simmons, Curt St Louis Cardinals World Series

Curt Simmons, Last of the Phillies’ Whiz Kids, Dies at 93

A three-time All Star pitcher, he helped Philadelphia win the pennant in 1950 and was with the Cardinals when they won the 1964 World Series.

By Richard Goldstein