Lars Nootbaar’s imaginary pepper-grinder was the talk of World Baseball Classic games in Japan, but the fun-loving gesture by the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder does not appear welcome in Japan ...

Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar ... made a grinding pepper gesture a cool trend, which made some kitchenware stores in Tokyo sell out of their stock of pepper mills.

When Lars Nootbaar fastens his elbow guard or shin ... Nootbaar became a sensation during the World Baseball Classic tournament. His pepper-grinder celebration was adopted by the team and took ...