2021 Mexican League season | |
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League | Mexican League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | May 20 – September 15 |
Number of teams | 18 |
Serie del Rey | |
Champions | Toros de Tijuana |
Runners-up | Leones de Yucatán |
Finals MVP | Efrén Navarro |
The 2021 Mexican League season was the 96th season in the history of the Mexican League. The league was contested by 18 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 20 May with the series between Sultanes de Monterrey and Acereros de Monclova and ended on 15 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Toros de Tijuana defeated Leones de Yucatán to win the championship. [1] [2]
Two new teams joined the league for this season: Mariachis de Guadalajara and El Águila de Veracruz. [3]
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Mariachis de Guadalajara won the series, 4–3.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 7 | Unión Laguna – 4, Guadalajara – 13 | Estadio Panamericano | 3:36 | 3,099 |
2 | August 8 | Unión Laguna – 3, Guadalajara – 7 | Estadio Panamericano | 3:32 | 2,863 |
3 | August 10 | Guadalajara – 12, Unión Laguna – 3 | Estadio Revolución | 3:51 | 5,747 |
4 | August 11 | Guadalajara – 2, Unión Laguna – 10 | Estadio Revolución | 3:54 | 4,825 |
5 | August 12 | Guadalajara – 4, Unión Laguna – 5 | Estadio Revolución | 3:34 | 5,023 |
6 | August 14 | Unión Laguna – 13, Guadalajara – 11 | Estadio Panamericano | 4:43 | 3,321 |
7 | August 15 | Unión Laguna – 2, Guadalajara – 7 | Estadio Panamericano | 3:40 | 2,299 |
Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–3.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 7 | Aguascalientes – 6, Tijuana – 1 | Estadio Chevron | 3:00 | 7,101 |
2 | August 8 | Aguascalientes – 4, Tijuana – 8 | Estadio Chevron | 3:21 | 6,031 |
3 | August 10 | Tijuana – 5, Aguascalientes – 6 | Parque Alberto Romo Chávez | 3:46 | 3,489 |
4 | August 11 | Tijuana – 4, Aguascalientes – 5 | Parque Alberto Romo Chávez | 3:53 | 3,233 |
5 | August 12 | Tijuana – 5, Aguascalientes – 0 | Parque Alberto Romo Chávez | 3:00 | 2,784 |
6 | August 14 | Aguascalientes – 4, Tijuana – 5 | Estadio Chevron | 4:32 | 11,986 |
7 | August 15 | Aguascalientes – 4, Tijuana – 6 | Estadio Chevron | 3:47 | 12,021 |
Acereros de Monclova won the series, 4–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 7 | Monclova – 5, Saltillo – 4 | Estadio de Béisbol Francisco I. Madero | 3:43 | 5,162 |
2 | August 8 | Monclova – 2, Saltillo – 4 | Estadio de Béisbol Francisco I. Madero | 3:02 | 5,780 |
3 | August 10 | Saltillo – 3, Monclova – 6 | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 3:41 | 5,366 |
4 | August 11 | Saltillo – 2, Monclova – 3 | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 3:11 | 5,413 |
5 | August 12 | Saltillo – 1, Monclova – 3 (10 inn.) | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 3:14 | 5,942 |
Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 7 | Quintana Roo – 12, México – 2 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:26 | 5,276 |
2 | August 8 | Quintana Roo – 5, México – 7 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:27 | 6,195 |
3 | August 10 | México – 9, Quintana Roo – 0 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:06 | 2,227 |
4 | August 11 | México – 3, Quintana Roo – 0 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:26 | 1,928 |
5 | August 12 | México – 8, Quintana Roo – 4 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:46 | 1,521 |
Olmecas de Tabasco won the series, 4–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 7 | Puebla – 2, Tabasco – 1 | Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero | 4:07 | 2,236 |
2 | August 8 | Puebla – 1, Tabasco – 3 | Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero | 3:04 | 2,370 |
3 | August 10 | Tabasco – 14, Puebla – 12 | Estadio Hermanos Serdán | 3:43 | 2,230 |
4 | August 11 | Tabasco – 8, Puebla – 3 | Estadio Hermanos Serdán | 3:55 | 2,432 |
5 | August 12 | Tabasco – 7, Puebla – 4 | Estadio Hermanos Serdán | 3:28 | 2,133 |
Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–2.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 7 | Veracruz – 3, Yucatán – 15 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:36 | 3,476 |
2 | August 8 | Veracruz – 8, Yucatán – 3 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:47 | 3,889 |
3 | August 10 | Yucatán – 7, Veracruz – 6 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 4:05 | 2,180 |
4 | August 11 | Yucatán – 11, Veracruz – 3 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 3:54 | 2,043 |
5 | August 12 | Yucatán – 8, Veracruz – 9 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 4:22 | 1,789 |
6 | August 14 | Veracruz – 1, Yucatán – 5 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 2:51 | 4,108 |
Mariachis de Guadalajara won the series, 4–2.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 17 | Aguascalientes – 7, Guadalajara – 14 | Estadio Panamericano | 4:05 | 2,315 |
2 | August 18 | Aguascalientes – 7, Guadalajara – 8 | Estadio Panamericano | 4:18 | 2,672 |
3 | August 20 | Guadalajara – 9, Aguascalientes – 6 | Parque Alberto Romo Chávez | 4:17 | 4,350 |
4 | August 21 | Guadalajara – 7, Aguascalientes – 9 | Parque Alberto Romo Chávez | 3:45 | 1,915 |
5 | August 22 | Guadalajara – 6, Aguascalientes – 9 | Parque Alberto Romo Chávez | 3:27 | 1,755 |
6 | August 24 | Aguascalientes – 3, Guadalajara – 10 | Estadio Panamericano | 4:18 | 3,419 |
Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 17 | Monclova – 5, Tijuana – 10 | Estadio Chevron | 3:57 | 8,827 |
2 | August 18 | Monclova – 3, Tijuana – 4 | Estadio Chevron | 3:16 | 9,073 |
3 | August 20 | Tijuana – 5, Monclova – 4 | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 3:41 | 5,950 |
4 | August 21 | Tijuana – 3, Monclova – 5 | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 3:17 | 5,950 |
5 | August 22 | Tijuana – 10, Monclova – 3 | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 3:40 | 5,850 |
Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 17 | Veracruz – 3, México – 9 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:33 | 4,105 |
2 | August 18 | Veracruz – 9, México – 14 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 4:12 | 5,658 |
3 | August 21 | México – 2, Veracruz – 0 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 3:26 | 2,579 |
4 | August 22 | México – 0, Veracruz – 3 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 2:47 | 1,703 |
5 | August 23 | México – 5, Veracruz – 2 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 3:21 | 3,000 |
Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 17 | Yucatán – 6, Tabasco – 7 | Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero | 4:27 | 1,613 |
2 | August 18 | Yucatán – 3, Tabasco – 0 | Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero | 3:24 | 1,655 |
3 | August 20 | Tabasco – 2, Yucatán – 4 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 4:53 | 4,467 |
4 | August 21 | Tabasco – 1, Yucatán – 5 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:02 | 5,238 |
5 | August 22 | Tabasco – 0, Yucatán – 3 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:07 | 5,683 |
Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–2.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 27 | Tijuana – 4, Guadalajara – 3 | Estadio Panamericano | 3:56 | 4,438 |
2 | August 28 | Tijuana – 11, Guadalajara – 9 | Estadio Panamericano | 4:59 | 4,384 |
3 | August 30 | Guadalajara – 4, Tijuana – 3 | Estadio Chevron | 4:02 | 14,896 |
4 | August 31 | Guadalajara – 3, Tijuana – 7 | Estadio Chevron | 3:02 | 14,921 |
5 | September 1 | Guadalajara – 12, Tijuana – 5 | Estadio Chevron | 3:35 | 14,902 |
6 | September 3 | Tijuana – 5, Guadalajara – 4 | Estadio Panamericano | 3:02 | 4,000 |
Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 27 | Yucatán – 7, México – 6 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:45 | 8,426 |
2 | August 28 | Yucatán – 6, México – 4 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:40 | 8,746 |
3 | August 30 | México – 3, Yucatán – 5 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 2:58 | 6,460 |
4 | August 31 | México – 6, Yucatán – 4 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:35 | 6,460 |
5 | September 1 | México – 7, Yucatán – 9 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 4:20 | 6,460 |
Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–3.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | September 6 | Yucatán – 7, Tijuana – 3 | Estadio Chevron | 3:39 | 14,297 |
2 | September 7 | Yucatán – 7, Tijuana – 1 | Estadio Chevron | 3:17 | 14,989 |
3 | September 9 | Tijuana – 0, Yucatán – 2 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 2:48 | 6,460 |
4 | September 11 | Tijuana – 6, Yucatán – 2 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:34 | 6,460 |
5 | September 12 | Tijuana – 4, Yucatán – 3 (11 inn.) | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 5:02 | 6,460 |
6 | September 14 | Yucatán – 3, Tijuana – 10 | Estadio Chevron | 3:27 | 16,998 |
7 | September 15 | Yucatán – 0, Tijuana – 3 | Estadio Chevron | 3:33 | 17,687 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Yucatán | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tijuana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Radhames Liz (1–0) LP: Mike Devine (0–1) Home runs: YUC: Sebastián Valle (1) TIJ: None Attendance: 14,297 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Yucatán | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tijuana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Yoanner Negrín (1–0) LP: Carlos Hernández (0–1) Home runs: YUC: Yadir Drake (1) TIJ: None Attendance: 14,989 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Tijuana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Yucatán | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Jake Thompson (1–0) LP: Joe Van Meter (0–1) Sv: Josh Lueke (1) Attendance: 6,460 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Tijuana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Yucatán | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Teddy Stankiewicz (1–0) LP: Casey Harman (0–1) Home runs: TIJ: Efrén Navarro (1) YUC: None Attendance: 6,460 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||
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Tijuana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Yucatán | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
WP: Fernando Rodney (1–0) LP: Manuel Chávez (0–1) Home runs: TIJ: Leandro Castro (1), Luis Cruz (1) YUC: None Attendance: 6,460 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Yucatán | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tijuana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 10 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Michael Tonkin (1–0) LP: Yoanner Negrín (1–1) Home runs: YUC: None TIJ: Luis Cruz (1) Attendance: 16,998 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Yucatán | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tijuana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Teddy Stankiewicz (2–0) LP: Jake Thompson (1–1) Sv: Fernando Rodney (1) Home runs: YUC: None TIJ: Peter O'Brien (1) Attendance: 17,687 Boxscore |
Team | Former manager | Reason for leaving | New manager | Ref. |
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Diablos Rojos del México | Sergio Gastélum | Fired | Miguel Ojeda | [5] |
Team | Former manager | Interim manager | Reason for leaving | New manager | Ref. |
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Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos | Pablo Ortega | N/A | Fired | Rafael Rijo | [6] |
Sultanes de Monterrey | Homar Rojas | Sergio Gastélum | [7] | ||
Pericos de Puebla | Carlos Gastélum | Gerardo Sánchez | [8] | ||
Tigres de Quintana Roo | Adán Muñoz | Óscar Robles | [9] | ||
Toros de Tijuana | Omar Vizquel | Homar Rojas | [10] | ||
Leones de Yucatán | Gerónimo Gil | Francisco Rodríguez | Luis Matos | [11] | |
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Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
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Most Valuable Player | Leandro Castro | Toros de Tijuana | [14] |
Rookie of the Year | Juan Carlos Camacho | Guerreros de Oaxaca | [15] |
Best Pitcher | Masaru Nakamura | Mariachis de Guadalajara | [16] |
Best Relief Pitcher | Fernando Rodney | Toros de Tijuana | [17] |
Manager of the Year | Benji Gil | Mariachis de Guadalajara | [18] |
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