Pitbull is joining former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R) in a bid to buy the Miami Marlins, according to the Miami Herald.

According to a spokesman for Armando Christian Pérez, the rapper widely known as Pitbull, he will be joining an investment group that includes the 2016 presidential candidate that is led by investor George Rothbaum.

“Yes, he is part of the group,” spokesman Tom Musquiz told the paper, and declined to give further comments.

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Bush, who lives in Miami-Dade County, also recruited investor and star of CNBC’s “The Profit” Marcus Lemonis for the group, which also includes the son of former presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

The former governor previously partnered with former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter in a failed attempt to buy the team.

Several parties are currently competing for the approval of Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria and the Major League Baseball association for ownership of the Miami franchise, including prominent local businessman Jorge Mas.

Bush’s group enlisted Pitbull in an effort to promote its local ties to the team. He previously worked as an in-house DJ for the team before achieving worldwide fame and he performed at Marlins Park for the MLB Home Run Derby on Monday night.

Pitbull also owns the Mr. 305 record label — which refers to Miami's area code — and a local charter school with a sports-focused curriculum near the Little Havana ballpark, and he has led several other business ventures in Miami.

Bush’s group is now competing for the team against Jeter, who owns a mansion near Tampa.