Tabata has accumulated 509 games played in the Majors over six seasons, all with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The right-handed hitter was the No. 2 prospect with the New York Yankees when he was dealt to Pittsburgh in a six-player deal before the trade deadline in 2008. Tabata made his big league debut with the Pirates two seasons later, batting .299 and finishing eighth in National League Rookie of the Year voting. Defensively, he led all N.L. left fielders in the range factor fielding metric that season. The Venezuela native is a lifetime .275 hitter in the big leagues with 17 home runs, 81 doubles, 15 triples, and 47 stolen bases. Tabata played at the Triple-A level in the Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations in 2015 and 2016, and returns to the United States after playing in the Venezuelan Winter League the last two off seasons.