Jose Tabata's Wife Found With Missing Baby

by Charlie Wilmoth on Mar 24, 2009 9:06 PM EDT

There are so many bizarre things wrapped up in this story that I'm not really sure where to start. Just off the top:

-Jose Tabata's wife is 43?

-Jose Tabata's wife has multiple aliases?

-Jose Tabata gave the Pirates wrong information about his wife's name?

-And, oh yeah, Jose Tabata's wife may have kidnapped a two-month old baby.

Thanks to Thunder for the link.

UPDATE: More details. Tabata's wife has a rap sheet that includes theft and fraud. The U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun an investigation. It sounds like she's in very serious trouble. Hopefully, Jose is as surprised by some of these details as I am, because it would be terrible if he were connected to all this--not, obviously, just for baseball reasons but because he's a young kid with a long life ahead of him.

UPDATE II: Tabata says he's "shocked" by what his wife did.

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Charlie...

don’t know what happened…but the link in the body of your post doesn’t go where it’s supposed to.

Here’s another link on the story…although it doesn’t mention Jose.

http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2009/3/24/452012.html?title=Missing+2-month-old+Plant+City+girl+found+safe

by Thunder on Mar 24, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions

Fixed.Thanks.

by Charlie Wilmoth on Mar 24, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Here's a chronology and a photo , , ,

. . . of the blushing bride. More photos and link to video of the Police Dept. press conference on the home page.

http://blogs.tampabay.com/breakingnews/2009/03/amber-alert-issued-for-2monthold-plant-city-girl.html

Definitely a WTF moment, Thunder.

by WstCstBucco on Mar 24, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions

I think he can do better than her, he used to play for the Yankees

but seriously this is one of the last stories I expected to come out of Pirates spring training, very bizarre.

I made most of my life decisions at a Foghat concert... I stand by them.

by Chester J Lampwick on Mar 24, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions

I like this team

Try to ignore us now, ESPN!!

Anybody else follow the links to other stories at the top of the story at WstCstBucco’s link? Man, Tampa is one happening place. DK doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

by azibuck on Mar 24, 2009 10:07 PM EDT reply actions

Wow, woman threatened with gun bites would-be robber . . . . That whole page reads like a segment of Oddball.

by WTM on Mar 24, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions

It's like Pulp Tampa

by azibuck on Mar 24, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Aww man i just shot Amalia in the face…

charity standing orders

by BadMaafala on Mar 25, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions

As for ESPN . . .

Breaking news from ESPN:

"The wife of former top Yankee prospect Jose Tabata is suspected of kidnapping a two-month old baby that is believed to be the niece of a Red Sox fan. The baby’s uncle, Omar ‘Little Papi’ Cruz-Francisco, told ESPN that he was watching a tape of the Bosox’ thrilling Game 4 victory over the Yankees when he heard that his niece had been abducted. ‘I just hope my niece is returned so I can watch my tape of the bloody sock game,’ said Little Papi. When reached for comment, Theo Epstein said, ‘Our prayers are with the baby and we hope she is safe and sound.’

"Asked about Tabata, who it is believed is no longer with the Yankees, part-owner Hal Steinbrenner said, ‘We have no information about the involvement of any Yankee player. We are only concerned with what is best for our fans.’ Yankee Captain Derek Jeter, however, was said to be ready to conduct his own rescue operation.

“ESPN is still trying to reach Curt Schilling for comment. We’ll have a further update once we hear from Curt.”

by WTM on Mar 24, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

Yeah...

Isn’t he with the Phillies now or the Indians. One of those teams way out west….

by IAPiratesFan on Mar 24, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I think they’re called the Spiders.

by WTM on Mar 24, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL!!!!!!!!!

I was going to try to add something witty to this, but I would only end up bringing it down. Hilarious!

by houksyndrome on Mar 25, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions

What?

Jose Tabata, a young millionaire with loads of potential, marries an average looking 43 year old with multiple aliases and a history of theft and fraud. Also, she is apparently crazy. This doesn’t seem right. There has to be more going on. At very least, this seems to reflects poorly on Tabata’s decision making skills.

by uneasy rider on Mar 25, 2009 9:53 AM EDT reply actions

A young millionaire who came to a foreign country not knowing the language at age 17 to pursue a career in an ultra competitive profession with an organization that’s constantly under minute media scrutiny? Yeah, hang, draw and quarter him.

by WTM on Mar 25, 2009 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions

average looking?

I think that’s extremely generous to be honest with u guys. she is a dog.

I GOT MY STREET BUZZ BEFORE I GOT MY PEACH FUZZ

by omar moreno on Mar 25, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions

She probably looks better...

…in a non-mugshot. Most people do.

by Vlad on Mar 25, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey, you're a crazy b*tch

but you **** so good I’m on top of it …

by bucdaddy on Mar 25, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions

That's not really fair.

She’s not very good looking but she’s far from a dog. I’ve seen much uglier ballplayers’ wives. Fernando Valenzuela’s and Kent Tekulve’s come to mind. Can’t find a photo on Google but IIRC Fernando’s woman was uglier than he is, and that’s saying something.

by bucdaddy on Mar 25, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Well . . .

I don’t think Anna Benson’s got anything to worry about.

http://www.chickipedia.com/anna-benson/

Course Kris Benson is barely in the ML. The Rangers signed him to a minor league contract and he can declare free agency if he’s not added to the ML roster.

by WstCstBucco on Mar 25, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Bow-chicka-bow

But I hear she’s pretty high-maintenance.

by bucdaddy on Mar 25, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions

And who knows . . .

. . . how old Anna Benson really is?

She claims that at her first marriage she was only 17, and her hubby was a 19 YO dentist. Hmm.

Maybe Jose Tabata’s wife told him she was the same age as Anna Benson?

But you gotta love Anna — how many women have admitted to having sex in Three Rivers Stadium, PNC Park and Pirate City in Bradenton? It’s like the PBC version of the Mile High Club.

by WstCstBucco on Mar 25, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions

It's too bad about Benson.

It seems like his last arm surgery didn’t go very well. He’s a nice guy – I wish he had better luck.

by Vlad on Mar 26, 2009 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah,

I couldn’t believe that story either.

Who knew we had any prospects?

by bucdaddy on Mar 25, 2009 10:27 AM EDT reply actions

Winner!

dingdingding!

"Gimme an 'F' ! " - Country Joe MacDonald

by cocktailsfor2 on Mar 25, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions

When Alex Ramirez joined Roberto Petagine

with the Yakult Swallows in Japan, the Japanese media had a field day with the fact that Petagine’s wife is some 20 years older than him, and Ramirez’s is around 15 years his senior.

After seeing this news about Jose Tabata, I know it’s not just a Venezuelan thing.

by patthatt on Mar 25, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions

Olga!

Olga is awesome.

by Vlad on Mar 25, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Age difference

Well, when Tabata is revealed to be really 24, this won’t be as shocking. And with this woman’s criminal history, I’ll wager big money that she lied to Tabata about her age.

You went full retard. No one ever comes back from that. - Sgt. Osiris

by cesarhernandez on Mar 25, 2009 11:13 AM EDT reply actions