Former MLB Star Jose Bautista Acquires Las Vegas Lights Football Club

Bautista Continues to Diversify His Business Portfolio with Latest Acquisition in Soccer

Former MLB star Jose Bautista has acquired full ownership of the Las Vegas Lights Football Club, a United Soccer League squad.
Bautista has been diversifying his business portfolio since retiring from professional baseball in 2023, with investments in various sports and non-sports businesses.
Prior to this, Bautista was an early partner, lead investor and board member for Marucci Sports, a baseball equipment startup, and has also invested in Canadian outerwear company Canada Goose and Endy Sleep, a Canada-based e-commerce company.
Bautista is also a partner and senior advisor to MyAccountant, a leading personal finance technology company, and has partnership agreements with several brands, including Audi, Hublot, Coca-Cola, TD Bank, General Mills, The Players Tribune and New Balance.
The Las Vegas Lights FC, which debuted in the USL Championship in 2018, will kick off its 2024 campaign on March 9.