{"id":533455,"date":"2026-03-19T20:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/533455\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:45:09","slug":"webull-enters-second-year-as-tampa-bay-rays-jersey-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/533455\/","title":{"rendered":"Webull enters second year as Tampa Bay Rays\u2019 jersey partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Online investment platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webull.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Webull<\/a> will serve as the corporate jersey patch partner for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2026, marking the second year of the partnership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jersey patch sponsorships, which allow corporate sponsors to place patches on player jerseys, were first introduced in Major League Baseball in the 2023 season and have since become commonplace, with such sponsorships now entering collegiate sports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Webull patches will appear on Rays\u2019 player jerseys in the upcoming season, representing a new chapter in the collaboration and in Webull\u2019s investment in the Tampa Bay community. The company relocated its headquarters to St. Pete in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis partnership represents more than just a logo on a jersey. It is a commitment to the community,\u201d Webull Head of Strategic Partnerships Carlos Questell said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSince establishing our U.S. headquarters in St. Petersburg, we\u2019ve focused on building meaningful connections with the Tampa Bay community. Our collaboration with the Rays allows us to engage with fans in a way that reflects the resilience and energy of this region while continuing to expand awareness of Webull\u2019s platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verramobility.com\/floridasafezones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-735581 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25-VM-004-FlaPol-Ads_728x90.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the first year of its partnership, Webull and the Rays supported hurricane relief efforts across the Tampa Bay region, including donating a portion of funds from Webull accounts opened by Rays fans. The initiative generated $20,000 for local relief efforts by the end of the 2025 season, and also included a hands-on service project in Pinellas County helping to restore a local storm-damaged home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the 2026 season the Webull jersey patch will carry additional meaning locally, with elements of the tattered Tropicana Field roof \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/tropicana-field-damages-inside-tampa-bay-rays-stadium-ravaged-hurricane-milton\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">damaged<\/a> during Hurricane Milton in 2024 and forcing the team to play at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa for the 2025 season \u2014 into the patch\u2019s design.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each Tampa Bay Rays jersey will feature a Webull colorway alongside a physical reminder of the resilience shown across the region after the back-to-back storms in 2024, which also included Hurricane Helene two weeks before Milton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThis partnership also reflects our shared belief in creating meaningful experiences on and off the field and will help us to continue investing in our fans and the future,\u201d Rays Business Chief Officer Bill Walsh said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Players aren\u2019t the only ones who can enjoy the jerseys featuring the new patches. Fans can also purchase them at the Bay Republican Team Store, though supplies are limited.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhdfirm.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20-MHD-Florida-Politics-V1_1-728x90-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-316235\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Webull is a leading digital investment platform with a network of licensed brokerages offering investment services in 14 markets across North America, Asia, Europe and Latin America. The company serves more than 26 million registered users globally and provides retail investors with around-the-clock access to global financial markets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Tampa Bay Rays return to Tropicana Field this year, with repairs to the stadium\u2019s iconic domed roof <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpete.org\/news_detail_T30_R1536.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">now complete<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Online investment platform Webull will serve as the corporate jersey patch partner for the Tampa Bay Rays in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":533456,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[239630,239631,239632,239633,13090,363,99,974,91321,239634],"class_list":["post-533455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-bill-walsh","tag-carlos-questell","tag-jersey-partner","tag-jersey-patch","tag-major-league-baseball","tag-mlb","tag-sports","tag-tampa-bay-rays","tag-tropicana-field","tag-webull"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}