2021 Chunichi Dragons season

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2021 Chunichi Dragons
Chunichi Dragons insignia.svg
League Central League
Record55-71-17 (.437)
League place5th
Team information
Parent company Chunichi Shimbun
Manager Tsuyoshi Yoda
Ballpark Vantelin Dome Nagoya

The 2021 Chunichi Dragons season is the 85th season of the franchise in Nippon Professional Baseball, also the 85th season in Nagoya, the 75th season under Chunichi Shimbun, and the 27th season in Nagoya Dome. This is also the 3rd and final season under manager Tsuyoshi Yoda. He was replaced by Kazuyoshi Tatsunami for 2022.

Regular season

The Dragons finished in 5th place, going 55-71-17, with a .437 winning percentage, 19 games back of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

2021 Central League standings [1]
PosTeam G W L T Pct. GB HomeRoad
1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 143735218.58436–29–737–23–11
2 Hanshin Tigers 143775610.579136–31–441–25–6
3 Yomiuri Giants 143616220.49611½32–30–1029–32–10
4 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 143636812.4811430–34–833–34–4
5 Chunichi Dragons 143557117.4371933–27–1122–44–6
6 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 143547316.42520½27–37–727–36–9

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References

  1. "2021 Central League Standings". Nippon Professional Baseball .