Amalia Tabata Pereira

Things are looking up in Pittsburgh when the Pirates start inking young stars like Jose Tabata to long-term contract extensions. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) It’s been an exciting week in Pittsburgh. When was the last time you could say that the Pirates were the biggest spenders in a given week? After spending over $17 million on the amateur draft inking two of the top-ten prospects , the team went and started handing out contract extensions to younger players on the major-league roster...Read Full Story

A woman accused of faking a pregnancy and stealing a baby to fool her baseball player husband into thinking he was the father has pled guilty. Amalia Tabata-Pereira, 44, pled guilty in Hillsborough Circuit Court on Wednesday on charges of kidnapping, interference with custody and impersonating a public officer. In March of 2009, Tabata-Pereira posed as an immigration official and threatened a migrant worker and her boyfriend with deportation if they didn't give their baby girl to Pereira...Read Full Story

Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pirates place Tabata on DL with quad strain MLB.com TORONTO -- The Pirates placed outfielder Jose Tabata on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Monday, due to the left quadriceps strain he suffered in Sunday's loss to Boston. ... Pirates place Jose Tabata on DL with quadriceps injury msnbc.com Pirates' Tabata lands on DL MiamiHerald.com Pirates place OF Tabata on 15-day disabled list TheNewsTribune.com UPI.com all 133 news articles »Read Full Story

Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pirates place Tabata on DL with quad strain msnbc.com Pirates placed OF Jose Tabata on the 15-day disabled list with a left quadriceps strain. Tabata suffered the strain in the first inning of Sunday's game against the Red Sox while legging out a bunt single. The 22-year-old had to be carted off the field ... Pirates' Tabata lands on DL MiamiHerald.com Pirates place OF Tabata on 15-day disabled list Huffington Post Pregame: Correia (9-6) vs. Reyes (3-6) Pittsburgh Post...Read Full Story

ORLANDO — Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Jose Tabata is close to signing a contract extension for six years, a source close to the negotiations told ESPNdeportes.com on Friday. Tabata’s new deal with the Pirates would run through the 2016 season and include restructuring of his contract for 2011. The source also said that Tabata broke apart from his former agency — ACES, Inc. — because of his negotiations with the Pirates. “There were philosophical differences over some aspects of the...Read Full Story