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AP: Tabata’s wife suspected of taking baby

PLANT CITY, Fla.—A 2-month-old is back in the arms of her parents and the wife of a top Pittsburgh Pirates minor league prospect is suspected of taking the infant from a health clinic outside Tampa, authorities said Tuesday.

Amalia Tabata Pereira, 43, was being questioned by Florida detectives in Manatee County, where the girl was found unharmed Tuesday afternoon, a day after she was taken from the clinic. Plant City Chief of Police Bill McDaniel said authorities are looking to charge Pereira with false imprisonment.

She is the wife of Jose Tabata, 20, an outfielder and one of the top three prospects for the Pirates, who train in Bradenton, which is in the county where the infant was found. In a statement, Pirates president Frank Coonelly said they have received “no indication that Jose is believed to have had any involvement in this matter.”

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1. Frisco Cali Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:32 AM (#3113811)

Hi, get me a baby.

2. The Voice of America Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:37 AM (#3113815)

Well it wouldnt be the first time for her. She kidnapped a Pirates prospect before.

3. ekogan Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:38 AM (#3113816)

Tabata's wife suspected of taking baby

But baby is not a PED, why the big fuss?

4. Crispix Attacksel Rios Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:41 AM (#3113819)

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5. Zach Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:42 AM (#3113820)

His children should be given back.

6. Esoteric Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:43 AM (#3113821)

Hilariously, I entered this thread to post the EXACT SAME THING that Crispix did.

WTF indeed.

7. Esoteric Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:44 AM (#3113822)

Amalia Tabata Pereira, 43

43? And married to Tabata? Jesus...we already knew she was a cradle-robber, but this is taking things a bit too far.

8. Jose Bautista Bobblehead Day Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:45 AM (#3113823)

Apparently, Tabata found Roberto Petagine's ideas intriguing and subscribed to his newsletter.

9. Lassus Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:45 AM (#3113825)

A 20-year-old guy married a 43-year-old woman? That seems unusual.

10. Biff, highly-regarded young guy Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:47 AM (#3113828)

I would suggest that the Yankees traded Tabata to get his wife away from A-Rod, but I don't think 43 is old enough for The Rod.

11. Crispix Attacksel Rios Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:50 AM (#3113832)

Hilariously, I entered this thread to post the EXACT SAME THING that Crispix did.

WTF indeed.

I submitted this article too, about half an hour ago, and that was the extent of my commentary on it.

Other highlights:

Sandra Cruz-Francisco was taken from her mother, Rosa Sirilo-Francisco, about 3 p.m. Monday by a woman her family only knew as 'Janet,' Plant City police said. The mother had taken her baby for a checkup at the Plant City Health Department, where she met Janet, who said she was an immigration official, Sirilo-Francisco told the Tampa Tribune. The woman told Sirilo-Francisco that there were officers at her home waiting to deport her and the child's father to Mexico.

Janet offered to help, but said she had to take the baby.

The two women drove with the infant to a farm where the child's father works and Janet told him the same story, and the mother later handed the child over.

Investigators now believe Janet and Pereira are likely the same person. Wilson said Pereira has a criminal record that includes theft and fraud convictions and that police did not have a hometown for her because she has several aliases.

Was Huntington aware, when trading for Tabata, that he was married to a woman more than twice his age with an extensive criminal record and several aliases? ("also known as Amalia Rivera, Amalia Segui, and Aka: Amalia Maldonado", according to another article)

Has anyone here been aware of this before?

How long have they been married?

WTF?

12. Keith Law Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:51 AM (#3113833)

I believe Tabata and Whatever-Her-Name-Is also have twins together, under two years old.

13. Daunte Vicknabbit! Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:54 AM (#3113838)

Apparently Tabata and Danny Almonte fused into one being a couple years ago.

14. Tom Nawrocki Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:58 AM (#3113841)

I came here to make a Roberto Petagine joke, but it wasn't going to be as funny as Newburg's.

15. Crispix Attacksel Rios Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:58 AM (#3113842)

Fortunately, this awful incident took place two weeks before Tabata was traded to Pittsburgh, so Amalia Tabata Rivera Segui Maldonado Pereira was presumably uninvolved.

16. scareduck Posted: March 25, 2009 at 05:35 AM (#3113882)

A 20-year-old guy married a 43-year-old woman? That seems unusual.

She must be very flexible.

17. Jefferson Manship (Dan Lee) Posted: March 25, 2009 at 06:41 AM (#3113902)

She should have other people's children taken away from her.

18. Steve Sparks Flying Everywhere Posted: March 25, 2009 at 07:20 AM (#3113906)

She should have taken one of Octamom's kids... nobody would have even noticed one missing.

19. Alex meets the threshold for granular review Posted: March 25, 2009 at 07:30 AM (#3113908)

That's what Edwina and H.I. thought.

20. StillFlash Posted: March 25, 2009 at 07:48 AM (#3113912)

The article I read, linked by John Perotto, said that Tabata married her Dec 2008, just 3 months ago.

21. Gonfalon Bubble Posted: March 25, 2009 at 08:47 AM (#3113923)

suspected of taking the infant from a health clinic

Tabata just needed a sick child to hit a home run for. Have we all lost our sense of heroic wonder, people?

22. It's regretful that PASTE was able to get out Posted: March 25, 2009 at 08:47 AM (#3113925)

Is she going to be coming with him to Altoona? I'm intrigued to find out just how seamlessly she'll fit into the criminal structure around here.

23. WTM Posted: March 25, 2009 at 09:31 AM (#3113930)

The headline on the story at the team's web site is interesting:

Pirates' wife implicated in abduction

Is she married to more than one Pirate?

24. Russ Posted: March 25, 2009 at 11:10 AM (#3113940)

Is she married to more than one Pirate?

Given the story thus far, would you be that surprised?

25. WTM Posted: March 25, 2009 at 12:46 PM (#3113974)

Given the story thus far, would you be that surprised?

Revenge for Al Martin maybe?

26. snapper (history's 42nd greatest monster) Posted: March 25, 2009 at 01:03 PM (#3113989)

I'm calling that trade a win for the Yankees right now. I don't care if Nady's head explodes taking out Jeter and ARod.

Although, I would kind of like to see the NY Post headlines if Tabata was still a Yankee.

27. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) Posted: March 25, 2009 at 01:08 PM (#3113991)

Um...ok? Man, this is a werid story.

28. Non-Youkilidian Geometry Posted: March 25, 2009 at 01:20 PM (#3114001)

Given the story thus far, would you be that surprised?

At this point, it wouldn't surprise me if she were married to several actual pirates.

29. JPWF13

Posted: March 25, 2009 at 01:46 PM (#3114024)

I came here to make a Roberto Petagine joke, but it wasn't going to be as funny as Newburg's.

Ditto, Petagine was my first thought, Danny Almonte the second- but everyone beat me to it.

I'm married to a 42 year old woman for crissakes... I'm also not a 20 year old athlete, I'm middle aged and balding (screw that, I'm bald, period)

If I was a 20 year old athlete I can guarantee you I would not be dating anyone over 30, let alone marry anyone over 40.

30. aleskel

Posted: March 25, 2009 at 01:51 PM (#3114031)

somehow I suspect Elijah Dukes was involved in this in some manner.

31. The District Attorney Posted: March 25, 2009 at 02:08 PM (#3114059)

damn dingoes

32. HGM Posted: March 25, 2009 at 02:10 PM (#3114061)

This thread is gold.

33. RJ in TO Posted: March 25, 2009 at 02:14 PM (#3114065)

somehow I suspect Elijah Dukes was involved in this in some manner.

I doubt it. Dukes has no interest in children, until they're old enough to be impregnated.

With that being said, Dukes' impressive powers of procreation pale in comparison to the might of Travis Henry.

34. Gamingboy Posted: March 25, 2009 at 03:17 PM (#3114133)

BABIES!
THE OTHER OTHER WHITE MEAT!

35. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) Posted: March 25, 2009 at 03:21 PM (#3114138)

"With that being said, Dukes' impressive powers of procreation pale in comparison to the might of Travis Henry."

Bah! You kids these days impregnate a dozen or so women and think you're hot stuff. You aren't fit to kiss the feet of Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

36. Dan Szymborski

Posted: March 25, 2009 at 03:33 PM (#3114153)

I would've been more impressed with Travis Henry if he had 10 children with 11 women, rather than other way round.

37. Hack Wilson Posted: March 25, 2009 at 03:41 PM (#3114166)

Being a senior citizen 43 is a bit young for me, but I was curious and found her picture here.

38. Gamingboy Posted: March 25, 2009 at 03:47 PM (#3114180)

And, yes, I did suggest that Tabata's wife eats Babies. And I used the words of Fat Bastard to do it.

39. Tripon Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:08 PM (#3114205)

So Tabata's wife steals baby. She then calls the amber alert system for the baby. Hands the baby to authorities herself, and let herself get arrested. WTF.

40. Hack Wilson Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:27 PM (#3114226)

Are we sure she returned the same baby? It could be an alien clone.

41. Biff, highly-regarded young guy Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:38 PM (#3114241)

Being a senior citizen 43 is a bit young for me, but I was curious and found her picture here.

So she's not even hot, which makes it more puzzling.

42. Hack Wilson Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:43 PM (#3114248)

So she's not even hot, which makes it more puzzling.

And disappointing, I was hoping for a Madonna type.

43. Hurdle's Heroes (SuperBaes) Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:51 PM (#3114259)

How long will it be before we find out Tabata's really 30? Or maybe she's really his mom?

HGM is right; this thread is gold.

44. . . . . . . Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:53 PM (#3114263)

I never thought I'd say this, but I'd rather have Xavier Nady.

45. phredbird

Posted: March 25, 2009 at 04:56 PM (#3114265)

john brattain would be proud.

46. The Most Interesting Man In The World Posted: March 25, 2009 at 05:04 PM (#3114278)

What a motherf*cker

47. Slinger Francisco Barrios (Dr. Memory) Posted: March 25, 2009 at 05:14 PM (#3114291)

Being a senior citizen 43 is a bit young for me, but I was curious and found her picture here.

Well, 20 isn't too young for 43, so I think you should give yourself more credit.

48. FBI Regional Bureau Chief GORDON COLE!!! Posted: March 25, 2009 at 05:22 PM (#3114303)

If I was a 20 year old athlete I can guarantee you I would not be dating anyone over 30, let alone marry anyone over 40.

This is even worse than that. He was still a teenager when they married, and she was in her 40s.

49. Hack Wilson Posted: March 25, 2009 at 05:25 PM (#3114308)

Well, 20 isn't too young for 43, so I think you should give yourself more credit.

And you see how we are mocking them. Actually I have a 43-year old co-worker who I was going to ask out until she brought her eight-year old to work, really made me feel old.

50. RJ in TO Posted: March 25, 2009 at 05:26 PM (#3114310)

I've never seen a picture of him - is Tabata earth-shatteringly ugly?

That's the only reason (apart from blackmail, or possibly an immigration scam) that I could see the average 20 year old pro athlete deciding that he wanted to marry a fairly nondescript, non-wealthy, 43 year old woman.

51. Mike Green Posted: March 25, 2009 at 05:33 PM (#3114319)

Well, Tabata's no Nuke Laloosh, so you can't really expect Pereira to be Annie Savoy.

52. Infinite Yost (Voxter)

Posted: March 25, 2009 at 05:34 PM (#3114323)

This thread is amusing.

53. Mike Green Posted: March 25, 2009 at 05:36 PM (#3114329)

#50,

A Google image search reveals that Tabata is about a 5 on the Mossi ugliness scale.

54. rlc Posted: March 25, 2009 at 05:36 PM (#3114330)

And now Carl Hiassen is halfway to his next novel...

55. RJ in TO Posted: March 25, 2009 at 05:41 PM (#3114337)

A Google image search reveals that Tabata is about a 5 on the Mossi ugliness scale.

So, insufficiently ugly to explain such a bizarre decision. Okay then - I'm now changing my position on Tabata and his wife from "braincrushingly repulsive" to a combination "obvious case of blackmail/hot for grandma".

56. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) Posted: March 25, 2009 at 05:44 PM (#3114342)

"So she's not even hot, which makes it more puzzling."

In fairness, nobody looks good in a mugshot.

"That's the only reason (apart from blackmail, or possibly an immigration scam) that I could see the average 20 year old pro athlete deciding that he wanted to marry a fairly nondescript, non-wealthy, 43 year old woman."

My WAG: He slept with her, and then she faked a pregnancy to get him to stick around. It'd explain why she was trying to swipe a baby, anyway.

57. RJ in TO Posted: March 25, 2009 at 05:48 PM (#3114350)

That's actually a pretty good WAG.

58. Ravecc Posted: March 25, 2009 at 05:58 PM (#3114373)

She didn't have to fake pregnancy.

#12, from Keith Law

I believe Tabata and Whatever-Her-Name-Is also have twins together, under two years old.

59. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) Posted: March 25, 2009 at 06:01 PM (#3114376)

"She didn't have to fake pregnancy."

Assuming that the twins are also non-stolen.

60. Jesus Luzardo Maraschino Posted: March 25, 2009 at 06:05 PM (#3114383)

Aka: Amalia Maldonado

Did she tempt Tabata with stories of Candy?

61. Mike Green Posted: March 25, 2009 at 06:14 PM (#3114391)

Nope, she seduced him with the Marcy Playground tune. No word yet on Madonna's love song for Rodriguez, alas.

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