#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

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