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Lars Nootbaar
Lars Taylor-Tatsuji Nootbaar (榎田 達治, Enokida Tatsuji; born September 8, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). On the international level, he represents the Japan national baseball team.
Born and raised in El Segundo, California, Nootbaar played three seasons of college baseball at the University of Southern California. The Cardinals selected him in the eighth round of the 2018 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut in 2021.
Nootbaar was born to an American father of Dutch descent, Charlie Nootbaar, and a Japanese mother, Kumiko Enokida. Nootbaar grew up in El Segundo, California.
He later attended El Segundo High School, where he played baseball and football. He was a three-time league MVP in baseball and twice in football as the Eagles' starting quarterback. He committed to play college baseball at the University of Southern California (USC) and was recruited to play college football by UC Davis and Fordham.
Nootbaar was a three-year starter for the USC Trojans, where his older brother Nigel had played. After his freshman year, he played summer league baseball for the La Crosse Loggers of the Northwoods League. As a sophomore with the Trojans, he was named All-Pac-12 Conference after hitting .313 with 34 RBIs, 33 runs scored, and seven home runs. Following the season, he again played summer wood-bat ball, this time with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a junior, Nootbaar had a .249 batting average with six home runs and 24 runs batted in (RBIs).
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Nootbaar in the eighth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. After signing with the team, he was assigned to the State College Spikes of the Low-A New York–Penn League, where he set a team record with seven RBI in one game. For the season, he hit .227 with two home runs and 26 RBI in 56 games. Nootbaar began the 2019 season with the Single-A Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League before being promoted to the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals of the Florida State League. He was promoted a second time to the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Texas League. Over 101 games between the three clubs, he batted .264 with seven home runs and 38 RBI. In 2020, the minor league season was canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nootbaar began the 2021 season at the Cardinals' alternate training site before being reassigned to the Triple-A East Memphis Redbirds. He was placed on the injured list with a hand injury on May 28 and was activated on June 14.
On June 22, 2021, Nootbaar was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. At the time of his promotion, he had a .329/.430/.557 slash line with five home runs and 17 RBIs over 22 games. He made his MLB debut that day as the starting left fielder against the Detroit Tigers. The following day, Nootbaar recorded his first MLB hit, a triple. He hit his first MLB home run as a pinch hitter off JT Brubaker in a 7–6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 12. Nootbaar hit another pinch-hit home run the next day in a 6–0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. On August 25, Nootbaar got his first career walk-off hit, a single in the 10th inning against Tigers reliever Michael Fulmer. Nootbaar finished 2021 slashing .239/.317/.422 with five home runs and 15 RBIs over 124 plate appearances in the majors. He played in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs after the season.
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Lars Nootbaar
Lars Taylor-Tatsuji Nootbaar (榎田 達治, Enokida Tatsuji; born September 8, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). On the international level, he represents the Japan national baseball team.
Born and raised in El Segundo, California, Nootbaar played three seasons of college baseball at the University of Southern California. The Cardinals selected him in the eighth round of the 2018 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut in 2021.
Nootbaar was born to an American father of Dutch descent, Charlie Nootbaar, and a Japanese mother, Kumiko Enokida. Nootbaar grew up in El Segundo, California.
He later attended El Segundo High School, where he played baseball and football. He was a three-time league MVP in baseball and twice in football as the Eagles' starting quarterback. He committed to play college baseball at the University of Southern California (USC) and was recruited to play college football by UC Davis and Fordham.
Nootbaar was a three-year starter for the USC Trojans, where his older brother Nigel had played. After his freshman year, he played summer league baseball for the La Crosse Loggers of the Northwoods League. As a sophomore with the Trojans, he was named All-Pac-12 Conference after hitting .313 with 34 RBIs, 33 runs scored, and seven home runs. Following the season, he again played summer wood-bat ball, this time with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a junior, Nootbaar had a .249 batting average with six home runs and 24 runs batted in (RBIs).
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Nootbaar in the eighth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. After signing with the team, he was assigned to the State College Spikes of the Low-A New York–Penn League, where he set a team record with seven RBI in one game. For the season, he hit .227 with two home runs and 26 RBI in 56 games. Nootbaar began the 2019 season with the Single-A Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League before being promoted to the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals of the Florida State League. He was promoted a second time to the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Texas League. Over 101 games between the three clubs, he batted .264 with seven home runs and 38 RBI. In 2020, the minor league season was canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nootbaar began the 2021 season at the Cardinals' alternate training site before being reassigned to the Triple-A East Memphis Redbirds. He was placed on the injured list with a hand injury on May 28 and was activated on June 14.
On June 22, 2021, Nootbaar was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. At the time of his promotion, he had a .329/.430/.557 slash line with five home runs and 17 RBIs over 22 games. He made his MLB debut that day as the starting left fielder against the Detroit Tigers. The following day, Nootbaar recorded his first MLB hit, a triple. He hit his first MLB home run as a pinch hitter off JT Brubaker in a 7–6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 12. Nootbaar hit another pinch-hit home run the next day in a 6–0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. On August 25, Nootbaar got his first career walk-off hit, a single in the 10th inning against Tigers reliever Michael Fulmer. Nootbaar finished 2021 slashing .239/.317/.422 with five home runs and 15 RBIs over 124 plate appearances in the majors. He played in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs after the season.