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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José Bautista:
Las Vegas Lights: https://www.lasvegaslightsfc.com/
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Andrew Petcash:
🏠 Website: https://profluence.com
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
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