Lars Nootbaar
#21 Active2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile
Lars Nootbaar’s 2025 season was a study in frustration, as he finally achieved a career-high in volume while posting the least productive numbers of his career. Despite appearing in 135 games and logging 583 plate appearances, Nootbaar struggled to a .234/.325/.361 slash line with 13 home runs and a career-low .686 OPS. While he missed three weeks in July due to a ribcage injury, his season was largely defined by a silent battle with Haglund’s deformities in both heels, a condition he later admitted had bothered him for years. Paradoxically, his underlying metrics remained elite; he posted a career-best 50% hard-hit rate and a 10.2% barrel rate, suggesting that his physical ailments likely sapped the functional power needed to turn those loud outs into extra-base hits.
Entering 2026, Nootbaar’s status is the primary storyline of Cardinals spring training. After undergoing double-heel surgery in October, he was the final player to report to camp in February, a delay caused by his need for a specialized zero-gravity treadmill during his rehab. While he is currently hitting and throwing without issue, the team has not yet committed to an Opening Day timeline as he only recently began his unaided running program. Fantasy managers should view him as a high-upside "post-hype" sleeper with an ADP currently tumbling toward 373. If the surgery successfully unlocks his mobility, his elite plate discipline and batted-ball profile make him a prime candidate for a massive late-career breakout, provided he can finally clear the IL for a full season.
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Game Log
2026 Regular Season| DATE | OPPONENT | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs. New York Yankees | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 | .330 | .385 | W 4-8 |
| Sep 19 | vs. New York Yankees | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .326 | .378 | W 3-5 |
| Sep 18 | vs. New York Yankees | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .239 | .330 | .382 | L 9-2 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Miami Marlins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .243 | .335 | .389 | L 4-3 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Miami Marlins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .247 | .337 | .395 | L 4-2 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Miami Marlins | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 | .341 | .403 | W 7-8 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Texas Rangers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .336 | .386 | L 7-6 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Texas Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .332 | .383 | L 6-2 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .335 | .386 | W 1-9 |
| Sep 9 | @ Kansas City Royals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .332 | .386 | L 2-5 |
| Sep 8 | @ Kansas City Royals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 | .332 | .389 | W 5-3 |
| Sep 7 | @ Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .328 | .386 | W 5-4 |
| Sep 6 | @ Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .329 | .386 | W 3-2 |
| Sep 5 | @ Houston Astros | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .331 | .387 | W 4-3 |
| Sep 4 | @ Houston Astros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .324 | .379 | L 1-3 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .325 | .384 | W 0-1 |
| Aug 31 | vs. Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .326 | .387 | L 2-1 |
| Aug 29 (2) | @ San Francisco Giants | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .238 | .326 | .390 | L 2-7 |
| Aug 29 | @ San Francisco Giants | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .323 | .386 | W 7-1 |
| Aug 28 | @ San Francisco Giants | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .321 | .369 | W 10-6 |
| Aug 27 | @ San Francisco Giants | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .313 | .342 | L 1-6 |
| Aug 25 | vs. Chicago Cubs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .314 | .343 | W 4-5 |
| Aug 24 | vs. Chicago Cubs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .315 | .349 | L 7-0 |
| Aug 23 | vs. Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .320 | .354 | W 3-5 |
| Aug 22 | vs. Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .321 | .356 | L 11-5 |
| Aug 19 | @ Boston Red Sox | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .319 | .349 | W 7-6 |
| Aug 17 | @ Boston Red Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .318 | .332 | L 1-11 |
| Aug 15 | @ Atlanta Braves | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .227 | .322 | .337 | W 10-3 |
| Aug 14 | @ Atlanta Braves | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .322 | .341 | W 2-0 |
| Aug 12 | vs. Colorado Rockies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .320 | .339 | L 6-4 |
| Aug 11 | vs. Colorado Rockies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .316 | .343 | L 3-2 |
| Aug 10 | vs. Colorado Rockies | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .321 | .349 | W 0-9 |
| Aug 8 | vs. Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .323 | .355 | L 2-1 |
| Aug 7 | vs. Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .330 | .364 | W 3-4 |
| Aug 6 | vs. San Diego Padres | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 | .330 | .358 | L 5-1 |
| Aug 5 | vs. San Diego Padres | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .331 | .361 | W 4-10 |
| Aug 4 | vs. San Diego Padres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .329 | .364 | L 9-4 |
| Aug 2 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .325 | .369 | W 5-1 |
| Aug 1 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .329 | .368 | L 1-5 |
| Jul 31 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 | .331 | .371 | L 1-3 |
| Jul 30 | vs. Chicago Cubs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .340 | .382 | L 4-2 |
| Jul 29 | vs. Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .344 | .394 | W 2-3 |
| Jul 28 | vs. Chicago Cubs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .340 | .389 | L 10-2 |
| Jul 27 | vs. Chicago Cubs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .336 | .391 | L 7-3 |
| Jul 26 | vs. Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .338 | .387 | L 5-3 |
| Jul 25 | vs. Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .336 | .390 | W 0-7 |
| Jul 24 | vs. Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .336 | .397 | L 4-2 |
| Jul 23 | vs. Arizona Diamondbacks | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .346 | .410 | L 10-6 |
| Jul 18 | @ Arizona Diamondbacks | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .344 | .411 | L 3-4 |
| Jul 17 | @ Arizona Diamondbacks | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .259 | .347 | .417 | W 5-4 |
| Jul 12 | vs. Atlanta Braves | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .350 | .423 | L 4-3 |
| Jul 11 | vs. Atlanta Braves | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .345 | .431 | W 1-4 |
| Jul 10 | vs. Atlanta Braves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .336 | .400 | W 1-2 |
| Jul 9 | vs. Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .339 | .404 | L 8-4 |
| Jul 8 | vs. Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .343 | .411 | W 1-5 |
| Jul 7 | vs. Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .272 | .352 | .424 | L 4-3 |
| Jul 6 | vs. Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .347 | .416 | L 4-3 |
| Jul 5 | @ Chicago Cubs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .350 | .420 | L 4-6 |
| Jul 4 | @ Chicago Cubs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .365 | .440 | W 3-0 |
| Jul 2 | @ Atlanta Braves | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .380 | .463 | W 11-5 |
| Jul 1 | @ Atlanta Braves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .293 | .379 | .453 | L 1-5 |
| Jun 30 | @ Atlanta Braves | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .306 | .393 | .472 | W 5-3 |
| Jun 28 | vs. Miami Marlins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .388 | .471 | W 1-2 |
| Jun 27 | vs. Miami Marlins | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .403 | .492 | L 5-1 |
| Jun 26 | vs. Miami Marlins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .290 | .384 | .484 | L 4-0 |
| Jun 24 | vs. Arizona Diamondbacks | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .288 | .377 | .492 | L 9-4 |
| Jun 23 | vs. Arizona Diamondbacks | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .385 | .473 | L 4-3 |
| Jun 22 | vs. Arizona Diamondbacks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .269 | .361 | .442 | W 2-3 |
| Jun 21 | @ Kansas City Royals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .351 | .460 | W 12-10 |
| Jun 19 | @ Kansas City Royals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .346 | .444 | L 5-6 |
| Jun 17 | vs. San Diego Padres | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .268 | .354 | .463 | L 6-1 |
| Jun 16 | vs. San Diego Padres | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .270 | .364 | .486 | W 2-3 |
| Jun 15 | vs. San Diego Padres | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .257 | .350 | .486 | W 0-3 |
| Jun 14 | @ Minnesota Twins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .219 | .306 | .469 | L 4-5 |
| Jun 13 | @ Minnesota Twins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .344 | .536 | W 9-6 |
| Jun 12 | @ Minnesota Twins | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .519 | L 8-9 |
| Jun 11 | @ New York Mets | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .320 | .591 | L 4-5 |
| Jun 10 | @ New York Mets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .389 | W 9-2 |
| Jun 9 | @ New York Mets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .313 | .500 | W 7-0 |
| Jun 7 | vs. Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .300 | .417 | .700 | W 3-5 |
| Jun 6 | vs. Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | 1.000 | W 5-6 |
| Jun 5 | vs. Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .500 | W 3-10 |
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| Total | 257 | 31 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 61 | 2 | .241 | .330 | .385 | ||
| Total | 6 games | 22 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .318 | .400 | .455 | |
| Total | 8 games | 24 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | .292 | .393 | .458 | |
| Total | 2 games | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .800 | |
| Total | 8 games | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .115 | .207 | .154 | |
| Total | 8 games | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .217 | .333 | .435 | |
| Total | 3 games | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .273 | .000 | |
| Total | 3 games | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .444 | .429 | |
| Total | 5 games | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .357 | .375 | .429 | |
| Total | 2 games | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | |
| Total | 6 games | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .261 | .370 | .391 | |
| Total | 4 games | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .273 | |
| Total | 3 games | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .200 | |
| Total | 3 games | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .231 | .500 | |
| Total | 3 games | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .300 | |
| Total | 2 games | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 | |
| Total | 6 games | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .316 | .440 | .316 | |
| Total | 4 games | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .538 | 1.167 | |
| Total | 3 games | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .400 | |
| Total | 3 games | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .231 | |
AVG, OBP, SLG, ERA and WHIP are season-to-date through each game, not that game alone — so the column reads as a trend and its last value is the season figure. They stay season-to-date when the log is filtered by opponent; the figure for the filtered games is the one in the Total row. The second game of a doubleheader is marked (2).
