Lars Taylor Tatsuji Nootbaar (born September 8, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). 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 was in their minor league system for four seasons before making his MLB debut in 2021.