Pirates rookie outfielder Jose Tabata will play this winter in Venezuela, ESPN's Jorge Arangure tweets. As El Duce at Bucs Dugout points out, a few weeks ago Rob Biertempfel of the Trib wrote that the Bucs didn't want Tabata playing winter ball. Dejan Kovacevic at the Post-Gazette said the same thing. It appears, however, that there's no stopping Tabata, who takes pride in playing in his home country.
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