#142: José Bautista - MLB All-Star Turned Investor & Team Owner

After 15 seasons in Major League Baseball, José Bautista has made the jump into entrepreneurship and investing.  He took a majority position in Marucci Sports and helped them to an exit and has also invested in outwear company Canada Goose. José Bautista recently bought the majority position in a USL team, Las Vegas Lights FC.  Chapters: (01:45) Owning a pro sports team (05:45) Transition from athlete to investor  (08:15) Marucci Sports to exit (11:30) Due diligence and evaluating deals (14:15) MLB players vs other sports (20:50) What stands out in founders (22:45) Deals he’s looking at (26:00) Baseball tech and robot-umpires (32:10) Las Vegas Lights & USL . José Bautista: X: https://x.com/joeybats19 Las Vegas Lights: https://www.lasvegaslightsfc.com/ . Andrew Petcash: 🏠 Website: https://profluence.com 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/ Thanks for listening! Hit the “follow” button to stay updated on new podcasts.